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15,208.80
Text Books
30,088.15
6,354.47
6,090.85
16,909.30
$ 730.03
$ 3.50
Stationery, Supplies, etc.
53,338.29
15,489.08
12,040.71
16,666.14
7,038.72
808.17
672.16
623.31
Miscellaneous
14,890.04
2,435.35
3,076.67
8,370.64
907.58
4.25
95.55
Total
$201,157.37
$24,278.90
$21,208.23
$41,946.08
$8,676.33
$ 812.42
$ 672.16
$ 722.36
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.
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work
Supervisors
$45,195.56
$8,020.39
$7,502.58
$27,763.00
Principals
122,379.00
7,660.00
20,400.00
87,169.50
$5,310.00
709.90
37.35
502.25
590.00
Teachers
2,547,131.77
626,107.99
598,525.94
1,189,762.08
103,732.10
8,768.00
371.00
4,007.75
15,856.91
Total
$2,714,706.33
$641,788.38
$626,428.52 $1,304,694.58
$109,042.10
$9,477.90
$408.35
$4,510.00
$18,356.50
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Total
High
Junior High -Day Schools
Elementary
Vocational
-Evening Schools- High
Elementary
Vocational
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
351
..
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work
...
Expenditures
$1,909.59
352
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, 1956 is as follows:
Care
$ 371,701.18
Contingent
113,525.28
Salaries
2,802,338.42
Total for school maintenance
3,287,564.88
Paid for repairs
225,729.06
Total for all school purposes
3,513,293.94
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion:
Janitors salaries
1951 $0.070
1952 $0.074
1953 $0.069
1954 $0.075
1955 $0.071
1956 $0.068
Other Maintenance expenses
0.046
0.044
0.052
0.042
0.043
0.045
Administration
0.028
0.027
0.028
0.028
0.032
0.031
School supplies
0.030
0.029
0.026
0.030
0.030
0.031
Teachers salaries
0.826
0.826
0.825
0.825
0.824
0.825
$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 1955-56
1
1
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1955.
1956.
Change
1955.
1956.
Change
1955.
1956.
Change
1955.
1956.
Change
Instruction Supplies Care ..
$320.14 14.47 45.33
$339.21 13.64 51.14
+$19.07 -. 83 +5.81
$242.88 8.55 56.17
$254.09 9 53 57.29
+$11.21 +.98 +1.12
$167.74 $180.01 5.62 40.60
6.95 40.77
+$12.27 +1.33 +.17
$204.64 7.55 43.79
$217.56 8.42 45.17
+$12.92 + .87 +1.38
Total
$379.94
$403.99
+$24.05
$307.60
$320.91
$13.31
$213.96
$227.73
+$13.77
$255.98
$271.15
$15.17
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
353
354
ANNUAL REPORTS
A comparison of the per capital cost for previous years is as follows:
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
Cost of Instruc-
$170.34 $182.81 $193.14 $200.22 $204.22 $217.56 tion
Cost of Supplies
6.08
6.40
6.00
6.55
7.55
8.42
Cost of Care
35.87
36.65
41.53
40.87
43.79
45.17
Total
$212.29 $225.86 $240.67 $247.64 $255.98 $271.15
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $19.07 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1955, and $.83 less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $12.27 more per pupil for instruction, and $1.33 more for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1956 not including the vocational schools, was $271.15.
TABLE 1 - SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1956
Name
No. 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
High School
* 102
3,407
7 ........ ......
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
1906, 1918, 1928
Prescott
13
S439
C
Steam
Fan
1867
Southworth
10
401
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
13
473
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
1894
Pope
7
225
13.600
A
Steam
Fan
272,000
1956
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460 A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
[ Edgerly Elementary
10
304
Vocational
₹ Continuation
6
30
43,927
A Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational ....
18
110
Healey
26
940
9,800
A Steam
Fan
644,800
1955
Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)
42
1,290
74,124
A
Steam
Gravity
638,000
1923
Folsom
1.
8
768
30,632
C
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Carried forward
315
9,725
$3,195,200
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+ 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.
° Dental Clinics in Prescott and Knapp.
A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.
B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.
C-Brick exterior walls.
355
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1899
Forster
13
5
Enlargements
1931, 1933
356
TABLE 1 -CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1956
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
OValuation including
Furniture
When Built
Brought forward
315
9,725
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
1891
Hodgkins
11
584
35,034
Steam
Gravity
12€ 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
276
C Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
Cummings
9
366
22,800
A Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Grimmons
8
324
84,354
B Steam
Unit System
100,800
1930
Burns
8
336
16,080
C Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
1899
Lowe
8
386
21,650
C
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
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
Conwell
7
255
17,000
A
Steam
Fan
210,000
1956
Total
528
18,165
$5,139,000
" State property; land not included in valuation.
* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins
ANNUAL REPORTS
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Enlargements
$3,195,200
357
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1955 - 1956
From School Appropriation
Spent By City Government
Schools
Instruction and Supervision
Supplies
Care
Total
High
$650,258.56
$26,155.40
$98,040.47
$774,454.43
Northeastern
223,149.13
8,194.86
48,904.73
280,248.72
Southern
217,293.55
8,594.14
47,745.58
273,633.27
Western
210,269.22
7,621.37
50,078.56
267,969.15
Prescott
78,181.44
2,525.70
17,478.42
98,185.53
Hanscom
43,320.20
1,587.98
11,642.15
56,550.33
Baxter
24,938.56
663.28
6,991.36
32,593.20
Knapp
45,181.88
1,589.98
13,982.73
60,754.59
Perry
30,534.26
852.84
6,991.37
38,378.47
Pope
44,218.00
1,442.87
9,331.96
54,992.83
Cummings
56,125.38
2,407.90
11,642.15
70,175.43
Edgerly
45,583.40
1,424.66
8,146.46
55,154.52
Healey
112,907.96
5,850.93
30,275.66
149,034.55
Grimmons
45,586.16
1,930.98
9,331.96
56,849.10
Forster
104,249.90
3,157.74
23,284.29
130,691.93
Bingham
68,057.23
1,849.91
17,478.42
87,385.56
Carr
65,960.27
1,945.36
16,292.92
84,198.55
Morse
59,422.48
2,904.02
12,797.24
75,123.74
Proctor
39,237.44
1,358.83
9,331.96
49,928.23
Durell
18,101.37
609.93
4,650.78
23,362.08
Burns
39,581.73
1,508.56
9,331.96
50,422.25
Brown
58,452.79
1,817.39
11,642.15
71,912.33
Cholerton
39,994.10
1,577.37
11,642.15
53,213.62
Hodgkins
71,648.32
2,130.44
12,797.24
86,576.00
Cutler
139,312.86
4,358.74
23,284.29
166,955.89
Lowe
36,235.29
1,060.65
9,331.96
46,627.90
Vocational
113,820.84
8,930.66
17,824.33
140,575.83
Ind'p. H. A.
5,723.68
89.49
7,901.86
13,715.03
Atypical
70,404.13
7,166.49
15,137.83
92,708.45
Sight Saving
4,740.42
54.82
1,155.10
5,950.34
Cont. & Jr. Voc.
10,650.80
627.63
6,989.93
18,268.36
Americanization
7,827.20
34.09
2,634.80
10,496.09
Eve. High & Elem. ..
5,420.78
737.52
6,267.32
12,425.62
Eve. Prac. Arts
4,465.47
74.90
2,907.38
7,447.75
Eve. Voc.
4,510.00
672.16
3,145.47
8,327.63
Dist. Educ.
6,973.65
15.69
1,017.30
8,006.64
$2,802,338.42
$113,525.28
$597,430.24 $3,513,293.94
358
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1955 - 1956
From School Appropriation
Spent By City Governmen'
Schools
Instruction and Supervision
Supplies
Care
Total
.High
$339.21
$13.64
$51.14
$403.99
Northeastern
255.91
9.39
56.08
321.38
Southern
257.15
10.17
56.50
323.82
Western
249.13
9.03
59.33
317.49
Prescott
207.93
6.71
46.48
261.13
Hanscom
143.92
5.27
38.68
187.87
Baxter
228.79
6.09
64.14
299.02
Knapp
194.74
6.85
60.27
261.87
Perry
185.06
5.17
42.37
232.60
Pope
179.02
5.84
37.78
222.64
Cummings
160.82
6.90
33.35
201.07
Edgerly
170.72
5.34
30.51
206.57
Healey
132.21
6.85
35.45
174.51
Grimmons
159.95
6.78
32.74
199.47
Forster
168.41
5.10
37.62
211.13
Bingham
186.97
5.09
48.01
240.07
Carr
184.76
5.45
45.64
235.85
Morse
181.72
8.88
39.14
229.74
Proctor
157.58
5.46
37.47
200.51
Durell
223.47
7.53
57.42
288.42
Burns
195.95
7.47
46.19
249.61
Brown
173.45
5.39
34.55
213.39
Cholerton
180.15
7.11
52.44
239.70
Hodgkins
203.55
6.05
36.35
245.95
Cutler
176.35
5.52
29.47
211.34
Lowe
209.45
6.13
53.94
269.52
Atypical
364.79
37.13
78.43
480.35
Sight Saving
1,185.10
13.70
288.77
1,487.58
Eve. High & Elem.
17.83
2.43
20.61
40.87
All Elementary
180.01
6.95
40.77
227.73
All Schools
217.56
8.42
45.17
271.15
(Without State-
Aided Schools)
Vocational
595.92
46.76
93.32
735.99
Cont. & Jr. Voc.
443.78
26.15
291.24
761.18
Eve. Pract. Arts
11.13
.19
7.25
18.57
Eve. Vocational
47.47
7.08
33.11
87.66
Ind'p't. H. A.
211.99
3.31
292.66
507.96
Dist. Occupation
367.03
.83
53.54
421.40
Americanzation
49.54
.22
16.67
66.43
359
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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
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
73,556
225,245
3,153,991
1956
12,148
2,802,338
113,525
39,500
91,316
222,722
3,269,401
Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
750.00
in 1920.
350.00,
in 1921.
.
250.00,
in 1922.
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
FROM SCHOOL APPRO. PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
360
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
2 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
2 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
, 94
: 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
8 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
2 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
5 41
34 48
195 63
128,191,550
.02060
1951
170 34
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
1956
217 56
8 42
45 17
271 15
133,335,000
.02635
00000000
361
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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
3,269,999
1955
237,416
3,171,569
3,408,588
1956
225,729
3,287,565
3,531,294
For years prior to 1914 see School Report of 1917.
362
ANNUAL REPORTS TABLE 7-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School year 1955-1956
1842
1.017
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, 1956
16,192
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1956
In public schools
10,229
In private schools
5,952
Total
16,181
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4240
females
3857
8097
In private schools, males
2625
females
2647
5272
Total
13,369
363
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1955-1956
Schools
Annual
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Percent of
Attendance
No. Attending
In October
No. Attending In June
High
2,107
1,917
1,815
94.68
2,089
1,920
Northeastern Junior ..
898
872
800
91.74
1,003
852
Southern Junior
926
845
783
92.66
882
821
Western Junior
892
844
790
93.60
867
827
Vocational
220
191
167
87.43
217
131
Prescott
418
376
338
89.89
398
377
Hanscom
328
301
283
94.02
313
295
Bennett
Baxter
121
109
98
89.91
107
74
Knapp
250
232
217
93.53
228
234
Perry
186
165
148
89.70
177
162
Pope
267
247
227
91.90
266
240
Cummings
353
349
320
91.69
368
263
Edgerly
292
267
242
90.64
283
258
Healey
550
854
793
92.86
529
850
Grimmons
409
285
261
91.58
388
208.
Forster
739
619
548
88.53
705
548.
Bingham
384
364
338
92.86
378
361
Carr
393
357
331
92.72
374
356
Morse
354
327
305
93.27
343
328
Proctor
274
249
222
89.16
262
253
Durell
85
81
75
82.49
85
81
Burns
290
202
189
93.56
277
248
Brown
310
337
317
94.07
298
280
Cholerton
238
222
206
92.79
227
230,
Hodgkins
379
352
327
92.90
363
353
Cutler
850
790
730
92.41
812
774.
Lowe
196
173
160
92.49
190
161
Atypical Classes
218
193
164
84.97
194
194
Sight Saving Classes ..
4
4
4
100.00
4
4
Cont. and Jr. Voc.
26
24
22
91.67
26
22
Total
12,957
12,148
11,220
92.36
12,653
11,705
Total for 1954-1955
13,377
12,448
11,386
91.46
12,767
12,246
364
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 9 - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL For School Year Ending June, 1956
Number of teachers, including Head Master
121
Number of days school kept
160
Number enrolled
2,089
Average number belonging
1,917.11
Average daily attendance
1,814.59
Tardiness
7,917
Dismissals
562
In class of 1958, September
811
June
738
Per Cent of Loss
9.1
In class of 1957, September
651
June
585
Per Cent of Loss
11.2
In class of 1956, September
597
June
594
Per Cent of Loss
0.5
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
4
June
3
Per Cent of Loss
25.0
Number of Graduates, Male (Includes 6 in Armed Forces)
281
Number of Graduates, Female
300
Total
581
Average Age, Male Graduates
18
Average Age, Female Graduates
17.6
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
365
TABLE 10 - PUPILS BY GRADES, JUNE 1956
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Post Graduate
3
3
Twelfth
287
307
594
Eleventh
257
328
585
Tenth
344
394
738
Total
60
58
891
1,029
1,920
Junior High
Ninth
459
383
842
Eighth.
374
411
785
Seventh
453
420
873
Total
62
59
1,286
1,214
2,500
Elementary
Sixth
13
13
390
324
714
Fifth
13
15
418
386
804
Fourth
38
525
494
1 019
Third
42
601
521
1,122
Second
38
557
496
1,053
First
44
592
541
1,133
Total
26
190
3,083
2,762
5,845
Kindergarten
20
14
581
508
1,089
Special
2
12
2
2
4
Atypical ..
3
10
124
70
194
Vocational
20
131
131
Americanization
1
Continuation & Jr. Vocational
2
22
22
Independent
Household Arts
1
Total
27
25
279
72
351
Supervisors and
Principals, etc ..
19
4
Grand Total
194
356
14
6,120
5,585
11,705
| Never in First Grade Before
1
Sight Saving
1
366
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 11 - PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, 1955-56
High
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Classes
Saving
Class
Junior
School
Total
Annual Enrollment
2107
2716
6328
1338
220
218
4
26
12,957
Average Membership
1917
2561
6009
1249
Average Attendance
1815
2373
5618
1057
191 167 87.43 2411
164 84.97
100.0
91.67
92.36
No. of Cases of Tardiness
7917
3650
2947
157
290
138
17,510
No. of Cases of Dismissal
562
840
1357
11
189
80
14
3,053
Membership Oct. 1955
2089
2752
6064
1307
217
194
4
26
12,653
Membership June 1956
1920
2500
5845
1089
131
194
4
22
11,705
...
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
School
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
Prescott
64
65
65
54
57
Hanscom
50
29
29
38
26
Bennett
40
32
31
Baxter
30
19
17
11
16
Knapp
26
24
20
18
27
Perry
32
35
25
23
27
Pope
33
30
34
31
48
Cummings
70
59
47
50
51
Edgerly
67
62
62
59
48
Healey
83
84
90
77
148
Grimmons
64
63
51
65
28
Forster
111
104
114
97
82
Bingham
72
52
52
54
39
Carr
60
60
56
41
35
Morse
72
58
49
52
37
Proctor
49
41
31
29
27
Durell
28
25
25
17
15
Burns
84
78
64
53
46
Brown
48
44
54
38
45
Hodgkins
83
60
49
52
70
Cutler
136
138
141
110
86
Lowe
51
40
40
55
41
Conwell
27
Total
1,347
1,202
1,146
1,024
1,026
4
22
11,220
Percent of Attendance
94.68
92.66
93.49
84.63
193
4
24
12,148
...
Vocational
Sight
367
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1956
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of an elementary school to the High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
in June
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca- tional School
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools In City
Northeastern Junior High
281
234
221 238
6
0
4
3
Southern Junior High
260
255
11
0
000
1
5
Western Junior High
291
260
250
00
1
0
1
Total
832
749
709
25
1 0 0 1
9
TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1956
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the pro- motion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School .. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class in June
No Promoted to
High School
No Entering
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
.No. Not Located
No. Entering
Vocational School
No Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
271
266
232
20
6
0
8
0
Southern Junior High
296
291
267
4
8
3
8
1
Western Junior High
242
2339
222
9
3
5
0
Total
809
796
721
33
17
3
21
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
1
368
ANNUAL REPORTS
TABLE 14 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT For Year 1955-1956
1955
1956
Change
Number of visits to the schools
481
402
79
Number of visits to the homes
4048
3780
-268
Number of cases to be investigated ..
3704
3661
-143
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
352
271
- 81
Number of different pupils who were truants or habitual absentees
191
183
8
Number of truants for first time
105
104
1
Number who were truants for the second time
46
44
2
Number who were truants for three or more times
40
35
5
Number of girls who were truants or absentees
82
89
+
7
Number of visits to mercantile or manufacturing establishments
1
3
+
2
Number of minors found to be work- ing without employment certificates Number of employment certificates issued to boys
1
0
1
Number of employment certificates re-issued to boys
0
0
0
Number of employment certificates issued to girls
0
0
0
Number of employment certificates re-issued to girls
0
0
0
Number of educational literate cer-
tificates issued to minors over 16 years of age (first issue)
2994
2392
-602
Number of newspaper licenses issued
0
0
0
Number of transfer cards investigated Number of cards forwarded
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