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Day Schools
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior High
Elementary
Vocational
Elementary
Vocational
Supervisors
$63,186.00
$10,818.00
$13,428.00
$36,684.00
Principals
82,946.75
7,820.00
21,360.00
45,965.00
668.14
91.11
522.50
326.00
Teachers
2,699,824.51
642,166.17
616,535.23
1,316,628.04
6,194.00 97,087.57
9,709.50
371.00
4,585.00
12,742.00
Total
$2,845,957.26
$660,804.17
$651,323.23 $1,399,277.04
$103,281.57
$10,377.64
$462.11
$5,107.50
$15,324.00
..
..
..
ANNUAL REPORT
This expenditure is
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion work
$2,256.00
-Evening Schools- High
Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion work
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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, 1957 is as follows:
Care
$ 415,681.70
Contingent
125,086.25
Salaries
2,940,699.94
Total for school maintenance
3,481,467.89
Paid for repairs
224,417.44
Total for all school purposes
3,705,885.33
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion:
Janitors salaries
1952 $0.074
1953 $0.069
1954 $0.075
1955 $0.071
1956 $0.068
1957 $0.063
Other Maintenance expenses
0.044
0.052
0.042
0.043
0.045
0.109
Administration
0.027
0.028
0.028
0.032
0.031
0.027
School supplies
0.029
0.026
0.030
0.030
0.031
0.033
Teachers salaries
0.826
0.825
0.825
0.824
0.825
0.768
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
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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 1956-57
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1956.
1957.
Change
1956.
19 57.
Change
1956.
1957.
Change
1956.
1957.
Change
Instruction Supplies. Care ..
$339.21 13.64 51.14
$381.92 12.78 55.90
+$42.71 -. 86 +4.76
$254.09 9.53 57.29
$278.99 { 11.48 63.22
+$24.90 +1.95 +5.93
$180.01 $194.92 6.95 8.75 44.87 40.77
+$14.91 +1.80 +4.10
$217.56 8.42 45.17
$240.99 9.94 50.40
+$23.43 + 1.52 ++5.23
Total
$403.99
$450.60
+$46.61
$320.91
$353.69
$32.78
$227.73
$248.54
+$20.81
$271.15
$301.33
$30.18
ANNUAL REPORT
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
Cost of Instruc-
tion
$182.81 $193.14 $200.22 $204.22 $217.56 $240.99
Cost of Supplies
6.40
6.00
6.55
7.55
8.42
9.94
Cost of Care
36.65
41.53
40.87
43.79
45.17
50.40
Total
$225.86 $240.67 $247.64 $255.98 $271.15 $301.33
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $42.71 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1956, and $.86 less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost $23.43 more per pupil for instruction, and $1.52 more for supplies.
The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1957 not including the vocational schools, was $301.33.
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TABLE 1 - SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1957
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
+ ... .......
A-C
Steam
Fan
+$1,263,500
1895
1906, 1918, 1928
Prescott
·
·
...
t 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.
ANNUAL REPORT
...
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
8
768
30,632
C
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Carried forward
315
9,725
$3,195,200
....
7
225
13.600
A
Steam
Fan
272,000
1956
Pope
Southern Junior High
47
1,308
64,460
A-C
Steam
Fan
374,400
1918
1931, 1933
[ Edgerly Elementary
10
304
Vocational
Continuation
6
30
43,927
A Steam
Unit System
412,800
1936
[ Boys' Vocational
18
110
49,310
C
Steam
Fan
139,200
1916
Southworth
10
.....
13
473
24,517
C
Steam
Gravity
58,500
1889
1894
Knapp
·
13
$439
C
Steam
Fan
1867
Enlargements
1899
Forster
13
401
Healey
TABLE 1 - CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1957
Name
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ-
ing Space occupied
by Building
Class of
Construction
How Heated
How Ventilated
OValuation including
Furniture
When Built
Brought forward
16
462
35,586
C
Steam
Gravity
$3,195,200 82,000
1886
1904
Bingham
14
649
20,450
C
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Carr ..
.......
12
484
29,000
C
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
1890
Morse
12
458
23,260
C
Steam
Gravity
73.600
1880
1891
Cholerton (Highland)
11
584
35,034
C
Steam
Gravity
126 ,200
1896
Hodgkins
..
43
1,480 218,071
B
Steam
Fan
548,000
1917
1923, 1931
Cliff (Western Jr. High)
... ..
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
C
Steam
Gravity
83,700
1901
1907
9
276
C
Steam
Gravity
147,000
1905
Proctor
........
9
366
22,800
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
Baxter ..
6
242
46,080
C
Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Perry
4
163
13,883
C
Steam
Gravity
26,100
1894
Conwell
7
255
17,000
A
Steam
Fan
210,000
1956
....
$5,139,000
Total
528
18,165
" State property; land not included in valuation.
* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
.....
......
·
·
·
......
·
. ·
·
· · ·
·
· ·
·
·
.
· ·
.....
.
.
.
.........
. .
......
8
324
84,354
A Steam
Unit System
89,500
1932
Cummings
...
..
..
.......
....
Durell
Enlargements
315
9,725
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ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE 2 - COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1956 - 1957
From School Appropriation
Spent By City Government
Schools
Instruction and Supervision
Supplies
Care
Total
High
$670,656.32
$22,447.04
$98,159.15
$791,262.51
Northeastern
228,807.24
8,433.98
51,693.50
288,934.72
Southern
230,211.28
8,827.76
49,247.59
288,286.63
Western
220,054.29
10,679.96
52,934.27
283,668.52
Prescott
78,095.79
3,067.78
18,474.80
99,638.37
Hanscom
51,515.13
2,071.71
12,305.53
65,892.37
Baxter
26,720.25
738.87
7,389.92
34,849.04
Knapp
47,116.89
1,729.86
14,779.84
63,626.59
Perry
26,553.11
1,028.66
7,389.92
34,971.69
Pope
52,096.27
2,627.70
9,864.22
64,588.19
Cummings
54,056.58
3,071.54
12,305.54
69,433.66
Edgerly
46,974.74
1,470.94
8,610.58
57,056.26
Healey
142,790.09
8,765.34
32,000.98
183,556.41
Grimmons
44,096.76
1,316.87
9,864.22
55,277.85
Forster
102,918.67
3,367.72
24,611.06
130,897.45
Bingham
78,340.07
2,495.95
18,474.80
99,310.82
Carr
70,100.95
2,628.92
17,221.15
89,951.02
Morse
67,392.49
3,091.42
14,779.84
85,263.75
Proctor
40,397.61
1,804.55
9,864.22
52,066.38
Durell
19,792.91
700.02
4,915.62
25,408.55
Burns
42,264.68
1,743.92
9,864.22
53,872.82
Brown
57,828.28
2,251.89
12,305.54
72,385.71
Cholerton Hodgkins
74,570.96
2,705.40
13,526.19
90,802.55
Cutler
112,565.80
5,328.92
24,611.06
142,505.78
Lowe
32,731.03
1,120.32
8,610.58
42,461.93
Conwell
39,580.26
1,675.95
8,610.58
49,866.79
Non English-
Speaking Class ..
3,569.39
46.47
1,220.66
4,836.52
Vocational
108,370.44
8,019.26
18,811.71;
135,201.41
Ind'p H. A.
5,773.97
128.16
8,389.24
14,291.37
Atypical
75,771.15
7,061.95
16,000.49
98,833.59
Sight Saving
2,588.32
3.03
1,220.66
3,812.01
Cont. & Jr. Voc.
7,152.00
319.67
6,270.57
13,742.24
Americanization
8,172.00
301.37
4,307.65
12,781.02
Eve. High & Elem.
6,374.28
111.36
9,745.59
16,231.23
Eve. Prac. Arts
4,515.75
128.90
3,905.77
8,550.42
Eve. Voc.
5,107.58
(1,061.00
4,426.29
110,594.87
Dist. Educ.
7,023.94
16.00
1,080.05
8,119.99
$2,940,699.94
$125,086.25
$640,099.14 $3,705,885.33
48,052.67
2,696.09
12,305.54
63,054.30
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TABLE 3-PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1956 - 1957
From School Appropriation
Spent By City Government
Schools
Instruction and Supervision
Supplies
Care
Total
High
$381.92
$12.78
$55.90
$450.60
Northeastern
283.53
10.45
64.06
358.04
Southern
288.12
11.05
61.64
360.81
Western
265.77
12.90
63.93
342.60
Prescott
201.80
7.92
47.74
257.46
Hanscom
185.31
7.45
44.26
237.02
Baxter
267.20
7.39
73.90
348.49
Knapp
209.41
7.69
65.69
282.79
Perry
164.92
6.39
45.90
217.21
Pope
169.14
8.53
32.03
209.70
Cummings
174.38
9.91
39.69
223.98
Edgerly
205.13
6.42
37.60
249.15
Healey
156.74
9.62
35.13
201.49
Grimmons
204.15
6.10
45.67
255.92
Forster
179.93
5.89
43.02
228.84
Bingham
212.88
6.78
50.20
269.86
Carr
202.60
7.60
49.77
259.97
Morse
205.46
9.43
45.06
259.95
Proctor
162.24
7.24
39.62
209.10
Durell
286.85
10.15
71.24
368.24
Burns
175.37
7.24
40.93
223.54
Brown
177.39
6.91
37.74
222.04
Cholerton
193.76
10.87
49.62
254.25
Hodgkins
207.14
7.52
37.57
252.23
Cutler
186.37
8.82
40.74
235.93
Lowe
193.67
6.63
50.95
251.25
Conwell
204.02
8,64
44.38
257.04
Non-Eng. Speaking
297.45
3.87
101.72
403.04
Atypical
462.02
43.06
97.56
602.64
Sight Saving
1,294.16
1.52
610.33
1,906.01
Eve. High & Elem.
15.90
.28
24.30
40.48
All Elementary
194.92
8.75
44.87
248.54
All Schools
240.99
9.94
50.40
301.33
(Without State-
Aided Schools)
Vocational
652.83
48.31
113.32
814.46
Cont. & Jr. Voc.
...
596.00
26.63
522.54
1,145.18
Eve. Pract. Arts
...
10.75
.31
9.30
20.36
Eve. Vocational
56.75
11.79
49.18
117.72
Ind'p't. H. A.
240.58
5.34
349.55
595.47
Dist. Occupation
..
292.66
.67
45.00
338.33
Americanization
..
45.91
1.69
24.20
71.80
220
ANNUAL REPORT
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.
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
YEAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1915
12,903
$357,581
$29,389
$5,755
$18,366
$32,674
$624
$443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
213
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
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
18
*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
73,556
225,245
3,153,991
1956
12,148
2,802,333
113,525
39,500
91,316
222,722
3,269,401
1957
12,907
2,940,700
125,086
44,712 102,673
235,303
3,448,474
Includes $882.50, rent of Armory in 1919.
750.00
in 1920.
.
350.00,
in 1921.
250.00,
-
in 1922.
Total.
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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.
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
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
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
, 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
5 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
1956
217 56
8 42
45 17
271 15
133,335,000
.02635
1957
240 99
9 94
50 40
303 33
133,533,400
.02775
222
ANNUAL REPORT
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
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
72,419
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
1957
224,417
3,481,468
3,705,885
For years prior to 1915 see School Report of 1917.
223
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 7 - POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS For School Year 1956 - 1957
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, 1957
16,475
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years
of age inclusive, October 1, 1957
In public schools
10,385
In private schools
6,079
Total
16,464
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 15 inclusive:
In public schools, males
3,877
females
4,216
8,093
In private schools, males
2,611
females
2,593
5,204
Total
13,297
224
ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE 8-ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS For School Year 1956 - 1957
Schools
Annual
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Percent of
Attendance
No. Attending
In October
No. Attending
In June
High
2,060
1,794
1,618
90.19
2,009
1,824
Northeastern Jr.
881
807
746
92.44
830
807
Southern Jr.
859
799
736
91.20
810
786
Western Jr.
870
828
777
93.84
845
817
Vocational
251
178
148
83.15
199
170
Prescott
438
387
346
89.41
401
406
Hanscom
300
278
261
93.89
286
275
Baxter
107
100
89
89.00
101
100
Knapp
255
225
211
93.78
231
220
Perry
170
161
147
91.30
161
157
Pope
342
308
291
94.48
316
310
Cummings
338
310
286
92.26
310
304
Edgerly
243
229
208
90.83
226
229
Healey
977
911
838
91.99
948
992
Grimmons
228
216
200
92.59
218
223
Forster
639
572
525
91.78
567
580
Bingham
382
368
344
93.48
365
364
Carr
376
346
323
93.35
353
353
Morse
356
328
306
93.29
331
327
Proctor
274
249
231
92.77
246
251
Durell
78
69
64
92.75
74
65
Burns
256
241
223
92.53
244
229
Brown
358
326
307
94.17
330
338
Cholerton
258
248
233
93.95
253
256
Hodgkins
384
360
336
93.33
367
359
Cutler
642
604
551
91.23
624
582
Lowe
183
169
159
94.08
162
173
Conwell
205
194
182
93.81
199
193
Atypical
169
164
145
88.41
129
168
Non English Speaking Sight Saving
26
15
14
93.33
15
12
2
2
2
100.00
2
0
Total
12,907
11,786
10,847
92.03
12,152
11,870
Total for 1955-1956
12,957
12,148
11,220
92.36
12,653
11,705
225
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 9 - STATISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL For School Year ending June, 1957
Number of teachers, including Head Master
119
Number of days school kept
179
Number enrolled
2,028
Average number belonging
1,794.40
Average daily attendance
1,618.03
Tardinesses
6,692
Dismissals
203
In class of 1959, September
794
June
715
Per Cent of loss
9.0
In class of 1958, September
682
June
577
Per Cent of loss
8.4
In class of 1957, September
542
June
530
Per Cent of loss
9.8
Special Students, September (Post Graduates)
10
June
2
Per Cent of loss
20.
Number of graduates, male
204
Number of graduates, female
305
Total
509
Average Age, male graduates
18
Average Age, female graduates
17.8
226
ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE 10 - PUPILS BY GRADES JUNE, 1957
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
High
Post Graduate
2
....
2
Twelfth
2.20
310
530
Eleventh
269
308
577
Tenth
361
354
715
Total
59
58
852
972
1,824
Junior High
Ninth
422
44.2
864
Eighth
420
375
795
Seventh
409
342
751
Total
65
59
1,251
1,159
2,410
Elementary
Sixth
15
15
386
371
757
Fifth
14
19
490
490
980
Fourth
41
576
490
1 066
Third
38
552
458
1,010
Second
41
511
489
1,000
First
44
545
493
1,038
Total
29
198
3,060
2,791
5,851
Kindergarten
20
13
711
724
1,435
Dist. Occup.
1
Specials
2
15
Atypical ..
3
10
94
74
168
Vocational
20
170
170
Americanization
1
Independent
Household Arts
1
Non English
1
6
6
Total
26
28
270
80
350
Supervisors and
Principals, etc ....
19
5
Grand Total
198
368
13
6,144
5,726
11,870
Never in First Grade Before
-
1,026
12
Speaking .
227
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 11 - PUPILS IN HIGH, JUNIOR HIGH, ELEMENTARY, VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS, 1956-57
High
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
School
Atypical
Classes
Sight
Saving
Class
Total
Annual Enrollment
2060
2610
6376
1439
251
169
2
12,907
Average Membership
1794
2434
5899
1316
178
164
2
11,787
Average Attendance
1618
2259
5526
1149
148
145
2
10,847
Percent of Attendance
90.19
92.81
93.68
87.31
83.15
88.42
100.00
92.03
No. of Cases of Tardiness
6692
3647
3317
80
1706
263
15,705
No. of Cases of Dismissal
203
1347
1102
11
123
82
2,868
Membership Oct. 1956
2009
2485
5958
1370
199
129
2
12,152
Membership June 1957
1824
2410
5863
1435
170
168
0
11,870
TABLE 12-NUMBER OF PUPILS ADMITTED TO GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER
School
1953
1954
1955
11956
1957
Prescott
65
65
54
57
61
Hanscom
29
29
38
26
24
Bennett
32
31
Baxter
19
17
11
16
20
Knapp
24
20
18
27
19
Perry
35
25
23
27
28
Pope
30
34
31
48
46
Cummings
59
47
50
51
44
Edgerly
62
62
59
48,
40
Healey
84
90
77
148
154
Grimmons
63
51
65
28
37
Forster
104
114
97
82
64
Bingham
52
52
54
39
53
Carr
60
56
41
35
44
Morse
58
49
52
37
40
Proctor
41
31
29
27
33
Durell
25
25
17
15
12
Burns
78
64
53
46
53
Brown
44
54
38
45
49
Hodgkins
60
49
52
70
58
Cutler
138
141
110
86
70
Lowe
40
40
55
1
41
48
Conwell
27
31
Total
1,202
|1,146
1,024
1,026
1,028
228
ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE 13-EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1957
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-
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools In City
Northeastern Junior High
269
251
236
11
0
2
2
Southern Junior High
260
250
226
18
1
000
1
4
Western Junior High.
279
242
226
12
0
1
3
Total
808
743
688
41
1 0
4
9
TABLE 13a-NINTH GRADE PROMOTIONS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE, 1957
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
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering
No. Remaining
at Home
Northeastern Junior High
300
295
274
13
3
5
0
Southern Junior High
298
290
272
3
3
7
5
Western Junior High
294
28
260
17
1
9
0
Total
892
872
806
33
0
21
5
Vocational School
in June
School
No. Entering
lic or Private
000
tional School
229
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 14 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF THE ATTENDANCE DEPARTMENT For Year 1956-57
Number of visits to schools
1956 402
1957
Change +72
Number of visits to homes
3780
4472
+680
Number of cases investigated
3661
4213
+ 552
Number of cases found to be truant lor habitual absentees
271
293
+ 21
Number of different pupils who were
truant or habitual absentees
183
206
+23
Number who were truant
for the
first time
104
111
+7
Number who were truant for the second time
44
50
+6
Number who were truant
three
more times
35
45
+10
Number of girls who were truant
89
119
+30
Disposition of Cases
Warned and returned to school
162
Transferred to other schools
3
Obtained certificates
3
Left school over 16
20
Removed from city
9
Youth Service Board
8
Middlesex County Training School
1
206
474
TABLE 14a TRUANCIES AND HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM BY AGES AND GRADES
BY AGES.
Total.
GRADE.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
4
I
2
2
3
II .
2
III ..
..
4
1
IV.
..
.
1
1
1
L'
8
3
3
2
VI.
13
22
24
VII
2
29
45
3
VIII.
5
18
3
J.X
0
X
0
XI ..
0
XII ...
.
0
Voc. High
6
Vocational
1
1
Ungraded
..
.
Total
2
2
3
3
6
5
4
17
56
102
6
206
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
. ·
·
·
.
.
.
. .
· ·
.
......
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
....
6
11
9
..
·
ANNUAL REPORT
230
.
59
79
3
2
5
3
26
231
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
TABLE 15 EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Season 1956 - 1957
Male
Female
Total
Enrolled
165
437
602
Average Membership
100
301
401
Average Attendance
95
260
355
Number of Teachers
5
10
15
Number of Sessions
53
Cost of Instruction
$6,374.28
Cost of Janitor, Fuel, Light and Sup-
plies
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