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Total: elementary and kindergar-
ten
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
268
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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Baxter
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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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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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