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ERIC Number: EJ390512
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Administrator/Student Ratios in Large School Districts.
Ornstein, Allan C.
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n10 p806-08 Jun 1989
According to a survey of large school districts, the ratio of central office managers to students enrolled ranges from 1 administrator per 1,650 students to 1 administrator per 161 students. The average ratio was 1 administrator per 561 students. Western school districts appear most efficient. The ideal: 1 administrator per 1,000 to 1,200 students. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Central Office Administrators, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Reduction in Force, School Districts, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Administrator Student Ratio