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ERIC Number: EJ514680
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
Potential Cost Savings from School District Consolidation: A Case Study of New York.
Duncombe, William; And Others
Economics of Education Review, v14 n3 p265-84 Sep 1995
Presents results of a detailed study of potential cost savings from consolidation of New York school districts. Develops a theoretical framework that distinguishes several economy-of-scale dimensions and defines an empirical cost function for schooling. Results indicate substantial cost savings from consolidating districts with fewer than 500 pupils. (38 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, School District Reorganization
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Economies of Scale; New York