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Baytown Schools Grow Sharply From 1940 to 1950
Warren Edwards surveys Baytown schools comparing 1940 and 1950. Enrollment rises by 1127 with 58 more teachers and 39 more classrooms, plus new shops and cafeterias. Taxes per $100 rise to 1.30, boosted by higher property values. Budgets, bonds, and new buildings show extensive expansion across elementary to Carver High, with expanded programs, staff salaries, and student activities reflecting a freer, modernized system.
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Baytown
Lee College
Re Tse
Robert WH. Lee
Carver
Robert HL Lee
Robert E. Lee
Horace Mann
Anson Jones
Ashbel Smith
Lamar
Sam. Mouston
Highlands
Aid
Foom
Harlem Elemen
Memorial
Burnet
de Zavala
Baytown Junior High
Alamo