Report of the city of Somerville 1955, Part 17

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
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Total: elementary and kindergar-


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238


242


+ 4


Vocational School for Boys


21


21


Independent Household Arts


1


1


Atypical Classes


11


12


+1


Sight saving


1


1


Cadet teachers


5


7


+2


Special


14


13


-1


Cont. and Jr. Vocational


4


2


-2


Americanization


1


1


Total Teachers


540


541


+1


Supervisors, Principals, etc.


21


22


+1


Total


561


563


+2


4-ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR


1954


1955


Change


Entire enrollment for the year


13,499


13,377


-122


Average number belonging


12,566


12,448


-118


Average number attending


11,560


11,386


-174


Percent of, daily attendance


91.99


91.46


-. 53


High School graduates


566


613


+ 47


Junior High School graduates


780


782


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ANNUAL REPORTS


5- COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE


*1954


*1955


Salaries of teachers .


$2,543,771.76


Salaries of officers ...


87,157.26


$2,612,147.06 91,620.13


Cost of books and supplies


91,606.54


106,856.24


+ 15,249.70


Cost of care of build- ings


547,462.69


598,361.39


+ 50,898.70


Total cost of day and evening schools ..


3,269,998.35


3,408,984.82


+ 138,986.47


Per capita cost


260.23


273.86


+ 13.63


Cost of High School


instruction


637,771.77


645,712.26


Per capita cost


310.35


320.14


+


6-MISCELLANEOUS


*1954


* 1955


Change


Repairs & permanent improvements


Total school expend- itures


Valuation of city ....


131,065,450.00


133,039,200.00


+ 1,973,750.00


Number of dollars


spent to maintain


schools out of


every $1,000 of valuation


1.43


1.78


+ .35


Number of dollars


spent for all school


24.95


25.62


+ .67


* School year.


7-COST OF THE SCHOOLS


The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1955, is $3,408,948.82.


This includes the sum spent for care of school buildings, including salaries of officers, the amount spent for school and administrative supplies and services, and the sum paid for salaries of teachers.


The expenditures for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.


The amount paid for janitors is $225,245.20


The cost of fuel is 73,555.74


The cost of light is 37,021.98


Miscellaneous expense of operation 25,122.42


A total cost of 360,945.34


A total cost per capita of


29.00


Cost of repairs


237,416.05


$186,926.80


$237,416.05


+ $50,489.25


3,269,998.35


3,408,984.82


+ 138,986.47


purposes, etc.


+ 7,940.49 9.79


Change + $68,375.30 + 4,462.87


The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account.


-Day Schools-


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior High


Elementary


Vocational


Elementary


Vocational


Office Salaries


$91,620.13


Office Expenses


9,161.47


Text Books


21,134.83


4,606.67


3,871.60


12,283.71


$166.44


$206.41


Stationery, Supplies, etc.


65,086.01


20,656.08


12,758.76


20,256.23


9,305.73


774.72


$776.86


$557.63


Miscellaneous


9,830.89


2,573.28


3,193.14


3,518.82


492.08


53.57


Total


$196,833.33


$27,836.03


$19,823.50


$36,058.76 $9,964.25


$981.13


$776.86


$611.20


The third, and by far, the largest element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.


-Day Schools-


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior High


Elementary


Vocational


Elementary


Vocational


Supervisors


$47,206.84


$9,969.00


$7,851.00


$27,571.00


Principals


75,539.75


7,560.00


18,900.00


41,127.50


$5,976.35


$689.06


$45.94


$502.25


738.65


Teachers


2,489,400.47


618,591.59


574,533.91


1,167,070.97


103,118.08


7,508.75


364.00


4,059.00


14,134.17


Total


$2,612,147.06


$636,120.59


$601,304.91 $1,235,769.47


$109,094.43


$8,197.81


$409.94


$4,561.25


$16,688.66


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


267


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work


-Evening Schools High


---- Evening Schools- High


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work


$1,815.84


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ANNUAL REPORTS


The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1955 is as follows:


Care


$360,945.34


Contingent


106,856.24


Salaries


2,703,767.19


Total for school maintenance


3,171,568.77


Paid for repairs


237,416.05


Total for all school purposes


3,408,984.82


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion:


Janitors salaries


1950 $0.074


1951 $0.070


1952 $0.074


1953 $0.069


1954 $0.075


1955 $0.071


Other Maintenance


expenses


0.056


0.046


0.044


0.052


0.042


0.043


Administration


0.027


0.028


0.027


0.028


0.028


0.032


School supplies


0.028


0.030


0.029


0.026


0.030


0.030


Teachers salaries


0.815


0.826


0.826


0.825


0.825


0.824


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools. The following shows:


The Per Capita Cost of Schools for 1954-55


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1954.


1955.


Change


1954. 1955.


Change


1954.


1955.


Change


1954.


1955.


Change


Instruction


$310.35


$320.14


+$9.79


$246.35


$242.88


-$3.47


$156.50 $167.74


+$11.24


$200.22


$204.64


+$4.42


Supplies


12.76


14.47


+1.71


8.31


8 55


+.24


4.34


5.62


+1.28


6.55


7.55


+ 1.00


Care


43.35


45.33


+1.98


53.67


56.17


+2.50


36.15


40.60


+4.45


40.87


43.79


+2.92


Total.


$366.46


|$379.94


+$13.48


$308.33


$307.60


$ -. 73


$196.99


$213.96


+$16.97


$247.64 :$255.98


+$8.34


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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ANNUAL REPORTS


A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


1955


Cost of Instruc- tion


$155.74 $170.34 $182.81


$193.14 $200.22


$204.64


Cost of Supplies


5.41


6.08


6.40


6.00


6.55


7.55


Cost of Care


34.48


35.87


36.65


41.53


40.87


43.79


Total


$195.63


$212.29 $225.86 $240.67


$247.64 $255.98


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $9.79 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1954, and $1.71 more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost $11.24 more per pupil for instruction, and $1.28 more for supplies.


The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1955 not including the vocational schools, was $255.98.


TABLE 1 - SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1955


Name


No. of Ciassrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


When Built


High School


*102


3,407


+ .. ......


A-C


Steam


Fan


+$1,263,500


1895


1906, 1918, 1928


Prescott


2.


13


S439


C


Steam


Fan


1867


Southworth


5


10


1401


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


13


473


24,517


C


Steam


Gravity


58,500


1889


1894 Razed, December 1950


° Pope Southern Junior High


47


1,308


64,460 A-C


Steam


Fan


374,400


1918


[ Edgerly Elementary


10


304


1931, 1933


Vocational ‹


Continuation


6


30


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


412,800


1936


[ Boys' Vocational


18


110


#Glines


15


515


28,800


C Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)


42


1,290


74,124


A Steam


Gravity


638,000


1923


Folsom


1.


8


1


768


30,632


C Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Carried forward


297


9,045


$3,099,800


+ Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.


Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.


B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.


C-Brick exterior walls.


° Not used School Year 1949-1950 :- ordered closed by Building Commissioner August 1949. (Organization housed at Prescott and Hanscom Buildings.) Dental Clinics in Prescott, Knapp and Glines.


New Pope School expected to be completed September, 1955.


New Healey School opened and Glines School closed January 18, 1956.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


1899


Forster


2.


13


Enlargements


Furniture


272


TABLE 1 - CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1955


Name


o o oNo. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


Furniture


When Built


Brought forward


297


9,045


Bingham


16


462


35,586


C


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


1904


Carr ..


14


649


20,450


C


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse


12


484


29,000


C


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


1890


Cholerton (Highland)


12


458


23,260


C


Steam


Gravity


73.600


1880


891


Hodgkins


11


584


35,034


C


Steam


Gravity


126 ,200


1896


Cliff (Western Jr. High)


43


1,480 218,071


B


Steam


Fan


548 000


1917


1923, 1931


Cutler


20


929


53,719


C


Steam


Fan


154,000


1912


1915


Hanscom


10


364


16,767


C


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


1907


Brown


10


472


26,733


Steam


Gravity


83,700


1901


1907


Proctor


9


366


22,800


A Steam


Unit System


89,500


1932


Cummings


8


324


84,354


B


Steam


Unit System


100,800


1930


Grimmons


8


336


16,080


C


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


1899


Burns


8


386


21,650


C


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Lowe


6


210


11,000


C


Steam


Gravity


41,200


1901


Perry


6


242


46,080


C


Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Durell


4


163


13,883


C


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Total


503


17,195


1 State property; land not included in valuation. New Conwell School to be completed September, 1956.


* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins


ANNUAL REPORTS


T ..


C


Steam


Gravity


147,000


1905


9


276


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$4,833;600


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Enlargements


$3,099,800


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1954 - 1955


From School Appropriation


Spent By City Government


Schools


Instruction and Supervision


Supplies


Care


Total


High


$645,712.26


$29,186.59


$91,433.15


$766,332.00


Northeastern


216,039.10


7,801.37


48,245.24


272,085.71


Southern


203,044.54


7,451.14


47,101.72


257,597.40


Western


206,840.83


6,795.34


49,403.25


263,039.42


Prescott


76,406.70


2,503.97


25,190.08


104,100.75


Hanscom


39,990.36


1,505.37


11,450.04


52,945.77


Bennett


36,017.02


848.43


8,015.03


44,880.48


Baxter


23,484.30


697.06


6,870.02


31,051.38


Knapp


41,799.03


1,741.35


13,740.04


57,280.42


Perry


25,611.06


725.48


6,870.02


33,206.56


Pope


28,750.85


816.23


* 14,414.27


43,981.35


Cummings


53,165.14


1,590.55


11,450.04


66,205.73


Edgerly


42,999.23


1,430.23


8,015.03


52,444.49


Glines


72,455.21


2,350.13


17,185.09


91,990.43


Grimmons


47,595.22


1,663.80


9,190.16


58,449.18


Forster


113,988.27


3,602.13


22,900.07


140,490.47


Bingham


66,827.03


1,805.12


17,185.09


85,817.24


Carr


63,023.44


1,812.91


17,185.10


82,021.45


Morse


57,727.62


1,653.30


12,595.04


71,975.96


Proctor


42,184.46


1,142.04


9,190.16


52,516.66


Durell


17,765.61


583.20


4,610.15


22,958.96


Burns


36,728.75


1,493.43


9,190.16


47,412.34


Brown


54,032.13


1,739.13


11,450.04


67,221.30


Cholerton


34,473.96


1,104.08


11,450.04


47,028.08


Hodgkins


69,103.03


1,836.09


12,595.04


83,534.16


Cutler


128,978.60


3,802.70


22,900.07


155,681.37


Lowe


38,495.58


1,076.38


9,190.16


48,762.12


Vocational


113,938.42


10,197.99


17,576.80


141,713.12


Ind'p. H. A.


5,866.63


370.69


7,814.33


14,051.65


Atypical


59,544.03


5,153.06


14,885.05


79,582.14


Sight Saving


4,625.30


7.93


1,145.00


5,778.23


Cont. & Jr. Voc.


9,928.58


579.26


7,089.80


17,597.64


Americanization


6,897.50


3.65


4,012.45


10,913.60


Eve. High & Elem.


4,839.34


358.63


9,077.72


14,275.69


Eve. Prac. Arts


3,768.41


622.50


3,638.11


8,029.02


Eve. Voc ..


4,561.25


776.86


3,101.79


8,439.90


Dist. Educ.


6,558.40


28.12


1,006.04


7,592.56


Total


$2,703,767.19


$106,856.24


$598,361.39 $3,408,984.82


* Includes $7,544.25 for Buses.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1954 - 1955


From School Appropriation


Spent By City Government


Schools


Instruction and Supervision


Supplies


Care


Total


High


$320.14


$14.47


$45.33


$379.94


Northeastern


251.50


9.08


56.10


316.74


Southern


236.66


8.68


54.89


300.23


Western


240.51


7.90


57.44


305.85


Prescott


182.35


5.98


60.11


248.44


Hanscom


137.42


5.18


39.34


181.94


Bennett


219.61


5.17


48.87


273.65


Baxter


197.35


5.86


57.73


260.94


Knapp


174.90


7.29


57.49


239.68


Perry


162.10


4.59


43.48


210.17


Pope


169.12


4.80


84.79


258.71


Cummings


162.58


4.86


35.02


202.46


Edgerly


153.02


5.09


28.53


186.64


Glines


153.83


4.99


36.48


195.30


Grimmons


138.35


4.84


26.72


169.91


Forster


148.03


4.68


29.74


182.45


Bingham


178.68


4.83


45.95


229.46


Carr


171.26


4.93


46.70


222.89


Morse


173.35


4.96


37.82


216.13


Proctor


172.18


4.66


37.51


214.35


Durell


189.00


6.20


49.04


244.24


Burns


116.23


4.73


29.09


150.05


Brown


154.38


4.97


32.71


192.06


Cholerton


170.66


5.46


56.68


232.80


Hodgkins


185.27


4.92


33.76


223.95


Cutler


151.92


4.48


26.98


183.38


Lowe


206.97


5,79


49.41


262.17


Atypical


376.86


32.61


94.12


503.68


Sight Saving


925.06


1.58


229.00


1,155.64


Eve. High & Elem.


22.71


1.69


42.61


67.01


All Elem.


167.74


5.62


40.60


213.96


All Schools (With-


out state-aided schools)


204.64


7.55


43.79


255.98


Vocational


$513.24


$45.94


$79.17


$638.35


Cont. & Junior Voc.


381.86


22.27


272.68


676.81


Eve. Prac. Arts


14.22


2.35


13.72


30.29


Eve. Voc.


34.30


5.84


23.32


63.46


Ind'p. H. A.


279.36


17.65


372.11


669.12


Dist. Occup.


345.17


1.48


52.94


3.99.59


Americanization


42.58


.02


24.77


67.37


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 4-ANNUAL COST OF MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.


YEAR.


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Super- vision.


School Supplies.


Light.


Heating. Janitors.


School Tele- phones.


1914


12,320


$338,587


$26,843


$6,448 $18,952


$33,711


$624


$425,165


1915


12,903


357,581


29,389


5,755


18,366


32,674


213


443,978


1916


13,191


363,948


26,098


6,233


20,197


34,667


451,143


1917


12,770


376,138


29,221


5,429


25,487


35,718


471,993


1918


12,656


410,589


33,587


6,966


35,839


42,063


18


529,062


1919


12,733


437,730


33,225


8,821


22,960


55,710


*559,328


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


56,381


*757,679


1921


13,396


714,859


26,329


12,163


63,017


61,435


¥878,153


1922


14,109


747,905


42,682


10,531


26,521


61,987


*889,877


1923


14,308


752,272


44,106


9,883


64,726


63,408


934,395


1924


14,544


769,773


52,757


9,803


34,162


67,277


933,772


1925


14,699


790,963


45,259


12,226


41,846


73,967


964,261


1926


15,042


851,758


46,497


13,319


23,316


74,924


1,009,814


1927


15,042


944,588


47,388


13,187


39,524


82,773


1,127,460


1928


15,190


974,328


51,041


13,898


23,544


86,580


1,149,391


1929


15,521


1,021,916


54,663


19,458


30,032


87,452


1,213,521


1930


15,632


1,076,845


59,560


18,403


31,827


89,483


1,276,118


1931


15,915


1,141,065


56,074


22,411


41,502


98,823


1,359,876


1932


16,030


1,188,529


53,788


26,819


32,306


104,709


1,406, 151


1933


16,303


1,200,830


48,644


22,777


29,751


105,412


1,407,413


1934


16,616


1,231,330


45,837


20,944


29,371


107,468


1,434,957


1935


16,613


1,238,414


44,462


22,577


38,186


105,058


1,448,690


1936


16,779


1,265,145


43,295


18,157


25,463


105,138


1,457,378


1937


16,626


1,293,317


45,373


22,077


42,028


112,885


1,515.680


1938


16,623


1,329,084


53,473


22,769


34,703


106,429


1,550,748


1939


16,307


1,329,422


48,963


24,393


33,285


111,577


1,547,640


1940


16.325


1,325,599


47,678


24,813


33,858


111,836


1,543,784


1941


15,988


1,312,036


46,175


22,785


31,822


113,991


1,526,809


1942


15,170


1,277,111


45,597


19,541


39,057


112,650


1,493,956


1943


14,304


1,289,636


47,120


22,494


48,533


112,467


1,520,250


1944


13.742


1,311,827


36,079


23,350


63,037


113,868


1,548,161


1945


13,693


1,309,400


50,046


26,712


64,219


129,584


1,579,961


1946


13,670


1,380,548


51,194


23,464


53,555


136,454


1,645,215


1947


13,549


1,515,163


49,832


34,414


63,312


163,740


1,826,191


1948


13,507


1,750,083


79,201


26,554


85,166


175,696


2,116,700


1949


13,282


1,928,593


71,356


32,976


77,059


163,244


2,273,228


1950


12,957


2,091,696


77,767


30,331


60,648


182,504


2,442,946


1951


12,504


2,225,289


84,320


31,955


59,560


182,207


2,583,331


1952


12,465


2,377,823


87,266


32,575


62,646


205,676


2,765,986


1953


12,498


2,509,084


82,822


37,863


60,301


204,177


2,894,247


1954


12,566


2,630,929


91,607


38,211


68,305


232,168


3,061,220


1955


12,448


2,703,767


106,856


37,022


3,556 |225,245


3,153,991


. Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.


750.00


in 1920.


350.00,


" in 1921.


in 1922


.


250.00,


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


276


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 5-ANNUAL COST PER CAPITA OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)


YEAR.


Instruction and Supervision.


School Supply Expenses.


Care


Total.


Assessors' Valuation of City.


Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.


1914


$24 55


$1 89


$4 27


$30 71


$74,887,800


$.00568


1915


24 90


2 03


3 92


30 85


77, 153,500


.00575


1916


26 25


1 88


4 41


32 54


79,304,329


.00569


1917


26 72


2 05


4 61


33 38


78,921,472


.00595


1918


29 58


: 40


6 09


38 07


84,639,280


.00625


1919


31 82


2 45


6 43


40 70


87,353,424


.00643


1920


44 34


2 80


7 45


54 59


83,910,855


.00903


1921


50 07


1 60


9 62


61 29


86,718,290


.01012


1922


50 90


: 77


6 73


60 40


88,158,139


.01009


1923


50 39


2 85


9 24


62 48


92,519,400


.01010


1924


51 21


3 34


7 39


61 94


99,311,000


.00940


1925


51 25


2 79


8 35


62 39


104,769,800


.00920


1926


54 87


2 90


6 96


64 73


109,262,400


.00915


1927


60 89


2 94


8 49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


62 23


3 01


7 68


72 92


120,172,300


.00956


1929


63 95


3 19


8 33


75 47


118,840,900


.01021


1930


67 30


3 56


8 66


79 52


122,420,200


.01042


1931


69 92


3 19


9 79


82 90


123,051,300


.01105


1932


71 95


3 15


9 99


85 09


123,285,500


.00936


1933


72 15


2 83


9 41


84 39


119, 798,800


.00704


1934


72 17


2 67


9 12


83 96


118,100,500


.00711


1935


72 40


2 51


9 60


84 51


117,182,500


.01236


1936


73 23


2 01


3 62


83 86


115,688,600


.01259


1937


75 47


2 61


10 17


88 25


113,453,300


.01335


1938


77 21


3 01


9 67


89 89


114,522,100


.01354


1939


78 33


2 77


9 93


91 03


114,124,400


.01357


1940


77 92


2 72


10 01


90 65


114,057,800


.01353


1941


75 80


2 55


9 75


88 10


113,273,800


.01348


1942


80 69


2 73


10 93


94 35


113,069,300


.01321


1943


86 61


3 04


12 31


101 96


113,470,800


.01340


1944


91 77


: 40


14 04


108 21


115,794,150


.01337


1945


92 29


3 36


15 49


111 14


116,941,600


.01351


1946


100 99


3 75


15 62


120 36


116,705,950


.01497


1947


111 83


3 67


32 56


148 06


133,975,950


.01497


1948


129 57


5 86


32 74


168 17


139,631,300


01627


1949


145 20


5 37


30 92


181 49


131,136,700


.01838


1950


155 74


41


34 48


195 63


128,191,550


.02060


1951


170 34


6 08


35 87


212 29


127,760,800


.02181


1952


182 81


6 40


36 65


225 86


129,972,800


.02270


1953


193 14


6 00


41 53


240 67


130,714,000


.02404


1954


200 22


6 55


40 87


247 64


131,065,450


.02490


1955


204 64


7 55


43 79


255 98


133,039,200


.02562


277


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 6-AMOUNT SPENT ANNUALLY FOR ALL SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


YEAR.


For New Schoolhouses.


For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.


For Maintaining Schools.


Amount Spent for all School Purposes


1914


$120,913


$19,700


$425,165


$565,778


1915


9,745


28,212


443,978


481,935


1916


81,184


21,634


451,143


553,961


1917


94,420


27,283


471,993


593,696


1918


100,177


30,126


529,062


659,365


1919


104,067


20,492


559,328


683,887


1920


200


44,286


757,679


802,165


1921


3,285


39,573


878,153


921,011


1922


7,576


36,629


889,877


934,082


1923


588,302


63,052


934,395


1,585,749


1924


289,938


57,593


933,772


1,281,303


1925


18,663


45,848


964,261


1,028,773


1926


741


59,903


1,009,814


1,070,458


1927


22,000


77,201


1,127,460


1,226,661


1928


105,469


57,226


1,149,391


1,312,086


1929


673,185


74,968


1,213,521


1,961,674


1930


351,638


72,927


1,276,118


1,700,684


1931


690,414


59,634


1,359,876


2,109,924


1932


440,776


52,637


1.406,152


1,899,565


1933


15,142


39,350


1,407,413


1,461,905


1934


29


50,357


1,434,950


1,485,336


1935


72,418


40,507


1,448,697


1,561,622


1936


339,510


39,194


1,457,378


1,836,082


1937


152,587


52,847


1,515,680


1,721,114


1938


22,314


48,936


1,550,748


1,621,998


1939


29,328


62,088


1,547,639


1,639,055


1940


9,139


55,421


1,543,784


1,608,344


1941


59,692


1,526 809


1,586,501


1942


58,519


1,493,956


1,552,475


1943


56,935


1,520,250


1,577,185


1944


104,147


1,548,161


1,652,308


1945


149,801


1,579,961


1,729,762


1946


102,367


1,645,215


1,747,582


1947


151,315


1,854,854


2,006,169


1948


146,239


2,125,275


2,271,514


1949


122,295


2,288,365


2,410,660


1950


147,363


2,493,053


2,640,416


1951


171,698


2,614,604


2,786,302


1952


156,290


2,794,588


2,950,878


1953


192,824


2,949,244


3,142,068


1954


186,927


3,083,071


3,269,998


1955


237,416


3,171,569


3,408,985


....


....


...


....


For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.


278


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1954 - 1955


1842


1,013


1911


78,000


1935


100,773


1850


3,540


1912


80,000


1940


102,304


1860


8,025


1913


.


81,000


1945


.


105,883


1865


9,366


1914


85,000


1950


102,254


1870


14,693


1915


86,854


1955


97,032


1875


21,594


1916


88,000


1880


24,985


1917


93,000


1885


29,992


1918


91,000


1890


40,117


1919


91,500


1895


52,200


1920


93,033


1900


61,643


1921


94,500


1901


63,000


1922


98,000


1902


65,273


1923


99,000


1903


67,500


1924


100,440


1905


69,272


1925


99,032


1906


70,875


1926


101,000


1907


72,000


1927


102,000


1908


75,500


1928


104,000


1909


75,500


1929


105,000


1910


77,236


1930


103,604


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years


of age inclusive, October 1, 1955


16,302


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years


of age inclusive, October 1, 1955 In public schools


10.311


In private schools


5,977


Total


16,288


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:


In public schools, males


4292


females


3858


8150


In private schools, males


2572


females


2504


5076


Total


13,226


.


279


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1954-1955


Schools


Annual


Enrollment


Average


Membership


Average


Attendance


Per cent of


Attendance


No. Attending


In October


No. Attending In June


High


2,182


2,017


1,855


91.97


2,133


1,992


Northeastern Junior ..


899


859


775


90.22


860


846


Southern Junior


946


858


793


92.42


881


840


Western Junior


865


860


784


91.16


860


830


Vocational


293


222


195


87.84


260


142


Prescott


503


419


387


92.36


434


442


Hanscom


313


291


267


91.75


286


294


Bennett


204


164


148


90.24


178


145


Baxter


122


119


107


89.92


121


115


Knapp


258


239


221


92.47


247


240


Perry


173


158


141


89.24


163


148


Pope


189


170


158


92.94


175


167


Cummings


357


327


297


90.82


330


321


Edgerly


296


281


250


88.97


281


276


Glines


494


471


432


91.71


480


453


Grimmons


323


344


302


87.79


302


361


Forster


837


770


705


91.55


798


767


Bingham


416


374


347


92.78


391


365


Carr


410


368


341


92.66


386


371


Morse


349


333


312


93.69


341


336


Proctor


263


245


224


91.43


245


247


Durell


101


94


88


93.62


95


87


Burns


333


316


286


90.51


324


310


Brown


381


350


329


94.00


365


351


Cholerton


147


202


186


92.07


204


199


Hodgkins


399


373


348


93.29


389


362


Cutler


892


849


769


90.57


873


870


Lowe


204


186


172


92.47


179


191


Atypical Classes


182


158


138


87.34


153


145


Sight Saving Class


3


5


5


100.00


4


7


Cont. & Jr. Voc.


43


26


24


92.31


29


26


Total


13,377


12,448


11,386


91.46


12,767


12,246


Total for 1953-54


... 13,499


12,566


11,560


91.99


12,914


12,373


.


280


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 9-STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL For School Year Ending June, 1955


Number of teachers, including Head Master


118


Number of days school kept


180


Number enrolled


2,155


Average number belonging


2,016.80


Average daily attendance


1,854.89


Tardiness


6,288


Dismissals


619


In class of 1957, September


763


June


704


Per cent of loss


9.3


In class of 1956, September


711


June


658


Per cent of loss


9.2


In Class of 1955, September


629


June


625


Per cent of loss


9.9


Special Students, September (Post Graduates)


6


June ..


5


Per cent of loss


8.3


Number of graduates, male (includes 5 in Armed Forces)


296


Number of graduates, female


317


Total


613


Average Age, male graduates


18


Average Age, female graduates 17.6


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


281


TABLE 10-PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE 1955


TEACHERS.


PUPIL8.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


High


Post Graduate


4


1


5


Twelfth


306


314


625


Eleventh


320


338


668


Tenth


311


393


704


Total


60


61


941


1,051


1,992


Junior High


Ninth


399


393


792


Eighth.


426


386


812


Seventh


441


471


912


Total


61


59


1,266


1,250


2,516


Elementary


Sixth


11-


18


486


432


918


Fifth


14


15


438


379


817


Fourth


30


433


388


821


Third


39


592


531


1,123


Second


40


622


528


1,150


First.


41


651


571


1,222


Total


25


183


3,222


2.829


6,051


Kindergarten


20


14


699


668


1,367


Special


2


11


Sight Saving


1


2


5


7


Cadets


1


6


Atypical.


3


9


88


57


145


Vocational


21


142


142


Americanization


1


Continuation &


Jr. Vocational


2


26


26


Independent Household Arts


1


Total


29


29


......


258'


62


320


Supervisors and


Principals, etc .....


18


4


Grand Total


193


356


14


6,386


5,860


12,246


| Never in First Grade Before


282


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 11 - PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, 1954-1955


High


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


School


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Class


Jr. Voc. and


Cont. Schools


Total


Annual Enrollment


2182


2710


6506


1458


293


182


3


43


13,377


Average Membership


2017


2577


6104


1339


222


158


5


26


12,448


Average Attendance


1855


2352


5661


1156


195


138


5


24


11,386


Per cent of Attendance


91.97


91.27


92.74


86.33


87.84


87.34


100.0


92.31


91.46


No. of Cases of Tardiness


6288


4060


3309


128


1762


233


3


82


15,865


No. of Cases of Dismissal


619


1465


1468


24


285


60


0


21


3,942


Membership Oct. 1954


2133


2601


6115


1472


260


153


4


29


12,767


Membership June 1955


. .


TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER


School


1951


1952


1953


1954


1955


Prescott


63


64


65


65


54


Hanscom


32


50


29


29


38


Bennett


15


40


32


31


Baxter




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