"This Fortunate District": Green School History

Welcome to Green School History, a site devoted entirely to the Green School in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Located on East Main Street in the Green section of Middleborough, the school was built in 1871 and was in continual use until June, 1941, when it was closed. Reopened for a short period of time in the 1990s, the Green School in 2009 was threatened with demolition. A group of concerned residents banded together to save this one-room schoolhouse. Thanks to the interest of the community supported by financial contributions by residents and former pupils, the building has been preserved and the exterior restored. A new use for the structure is currently under consideration. This site hopes to convey the immense historical and educational value which the Green School still retains, particularly its ability to speak to the educational history of the community of Middleborough.

The easiest way to navigate through the site is by using the left-hand sidebar. Click on the icons to read about some of the unique aspects of the Green School's history, to view pictures of the school and documents related to its history, or to make a contribution towards its preservation. Also, for a quick reference, you can also click on the chapters underneath each icon to go directly to a topic of interest.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Enrollment, Green School 1871-1941

Below are enrollment figures for the Green School taken from the Annual Town Reports. Various methods of reporting were used over the years, including total enrollment, average mebership and whole number of students attending, but the figures represented here provide a good picture of the number of students educated in the building.

1877 spring term 26
1877 fall term 31
1878 winter term 35
1878 spring term 31
1878 fall term 37
1879 winter term 33
1879 spring term 25
1879 fall term 26
1880 winter term 26
1880 winter term 28
1880 fall term 33
1881 winter term 32
1881 1st term 39
1881 2nd term 39
1881 3rd term 34
1882 1st term 25
1882 2nd term 29
1882 3rd term 25
1883 1st term 28
1883 2nd term 26
1883 3rd term 29
1884 1st term 27.9 (average)
1884 2nd term
1885 3rd term 36.8 (average)
1885 1st term 24
2nd term 26
3rd term 31
1886 1st term 27
2nd term 28
3rd term 29
1887 1st term 23
2nd term 29
3rd term 35
1888 1st term 26
2nd term 32
3rd term 27
1889 1st term 20
2nd term 30
3rd term 40
1890 1st term 27
2nd term 35
3rd term 36
1891 38
1892 43
1893 36
1894 44
1895 54
1896 52
1897 48
1898 38
1899 38
1900 36
1901 37
1902 39
1903 48
1904 44
1905 34
1906 44
1907 40
1908 30
1909 47
1910 47
1911 45
1912 44
1912 n/a
1912-13 n/a
1913 47
1913-14 51
1914-15 58
1915-16 58
1917 66
1918 60
1919 n/a
1920 37
1921 n/a
1922 n/a
1923 45
1923-24 47
1924-25 48
1925-26 52
1926-27 37
1927-28 n/a
1928-29 36
1929-30 37
1930-31 37
1931-32 39
1932-33 33
1933-34 27
1934 24
1934-35 22
1935-36 24
1936-37 22
1937-38 21
1938-39 28
1939-40 28
1940-41 15

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