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TABLE HEADINGS.

Page.

Table 1.-Comparative summary for the five groups of cities..

Table 2.-Average number of pupils per teacher.....

8

15

Table 3.-Distribution of cities as to length of school term...

17

Table 4.-Distribution of cities as to number of students per teacher in junior

high schools.......

Table 5.-Percentage of pupils under age, of normal age, and over age.

Table A.-Age grade table, Dedham, Mass..

Table B.-Same-Goshen, Ind....

Table C.-Same-Donora, Pa..

Table 6.-Distribution of pupils as to number of normal age, over age, and under

age..

Table 7.-Enrollment of pupils by ages..

888888

32

38

Table 9.-Frequency of ratios between number of pupils of normal age and total

enrollment....

Table 8.-Frequency, of ratios between number of pupils under age and total

enrollment....

Table 10.-Frequency of ratios between number of pupils retarded cne, two,

three, and four or more years and total enrollment (all cities)...................

Table 11.-Frequency of ratios between number of pupils retarded and total

enrollment-Group A.

Table 13.-Frequency of ratios between number of pupils retarded and total

enrollment....

Table 14.-Distribution of all cities as to percentage of pupils under age, by

grades......

55

Table 15.-Distribution of cities as to percentage of pupils under age, by

grades Group A...............

56

Table 16.-Same-Group B.............

56

Table 17.-Distribution of all cities as to percentage of pupils over age, by

grades......

Table 18.-Distribution of cities as to percentage of pupils over age, by grades—

Group A.......

57

Table 19.-Same-Group B....

58

Tables 20-31.-Frequency of ratios between number of pupils in each grade and

enrollment in largest age group..........

63

Table 32.-Median and average ratios between total enrollment in each grade

and average of largest age groups...

77

Table 33.-Method used in securing survival percentages.......

87

Table 34.-Method used in computing retardation and acceleration factors........

Table 35.-Method used in computing percentage of each age enrolled...

Table 36.-Total enrollment of pupils, by grades....

88

93

96

Table 37.-Grade populations of certain cities-Group A.

98

Table 38.-Same-Group B.....

100

Table 39.-Distribution, by age, of pupils in certain cities-Group A.

Table 40.-Same-Group B...

102

104

Table 41.-Number of pupils of normal age, under age, and over age for their

respective grades in certain cities-Group A..

106

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Table 42.-Same-Group B.......

Table 43.-Percentage of total enrollment which is of normal age, under age,

and over age for their respective grades in certain cities-Group A..

Table 44.-Same—Group B...

108

110

111

A.

Table 45.-Number of pupils under age in their respective grades in certain

cities-Group

112

Table 46.-Same-Group B.

113

A...

Table 47.-Percentage of pupils under age in their respective grades in certain

cities-Group

114

Table 48.-Same-Group B.....

114

Table 49.-Percentage of pupils over age in their respective grades in certain

cities-Group A......

115

Table 50.-Same-Group B.....

116

Table 51.-Number of pupils over age in their respective grades in certain

cities-Group A..................

116

Table 52.-Same-Group B.

117

Table 53.-Percentage relation between largest age group and number found in

each grade in certain cities-Group A.

118

Table 54.-Same-Group B..

120

> Table 55.-Distribution of cities according to value of school property per pupil

enrolled..

Table 56.-Distribution of cities according to tax rate for school purposes.

Table 57.-Distribution of night schools as to average annual cost per student..

Table 58.-Expenditure of 225 city school systems..

Table 59.-Analysis of current expenses per student in average daily attendance

Table 60.-Annual cost of instruction per pupil in average daily attendance....

Table 61.-Average annual salaries of teachers..

Table 62.-Combined summary of attendance, personnel, and number of schools

and school buildings in all cities of 2,500 population and over.....

Table 63.-Summary of attendance, personnel, number of schools and school

buildings in cities, by groups....

198

220

Table 64.-Percentage of enrolled pupils in average attendance and ratio of

men teachers at various periods...

210

Table 65.-Combined summary of personnel and number of public elementary

schools in all cities of 5,000 population and over..........

211

Table 66.-Summary of personnel and number of elementary schools in cities,

by groups......

213

Table 67.-Combined summary of personnel and number of public secondary

schools in all cities of 5,000 population and over......

219

Table 68.—Summary of personnel and number of public secondary schools in

cities, by groups....

221

Table 69(a).-Combined summary of public kindergartens, normal, vocational,

and special schools in all cities of 5,000 population and over..

Table 69(b).-Kindergartens in cities of 2,500 population and over..

228

330

Table 70.-Summary of public kindergartens, normal, vocational, and special

schools in cities, by groups...

231

Table 71.-Combined summary of items relating to health, transportation, tru-

ant officers, and junior high schools....

238

Table 72.-Summary of items relating to health, transportation, truant officers,

and junior high schools in cities, by groups....

240

Table 73.-Combined summary of evening school statistics..

249

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Table 74.-Summary of evening school statistics in cities, by groups..

Table 75.-Combined summary of receipts for all cities of 2,500 population and

over.

Table 76.-Summary of receipts in cities, by groups..

Table 77.-Expenditure per capita for pupils in average attendance.

Table 78.-Combined summary of expenses for school purposes in all cities of

2,500 population and over.....

Table 79.-Summary of expenses for school purposes in cities, by groups..

Table 80.-Combined summary of expenses of instruction for all cities of 5,000

population and over.

251

260

262

270

272

274

284

Table 81. Summary of expenses of instruction in cities, by groups.

Table 82.-Combined summary of taxation, bonds, sinking funds, expenses of

debt, service, and value of school properties in all cities.

Table 83.-Summary of taxation, bonds, sinking funds, expenses of debt, serv-

ice, and value of school properties in cities, by groups..........

288

304

306

DETAIL TABLES.

Table 84.-Total attendance, personnel, and number of schools...........

316

Table 85.-Personnel and number of kindergartens and elementary schools...

Table 86.-Personnel and number of secondary, normal, vocational, and special

schools...

336

354

Table 87.-Average length of school term in days..

371

Table 88.-Health, recreation, transportation of pupils, and junior high schools.

Table 89.-Evening schools....

381

391