District Size and State Educational Costs: Should Consolidation Follow School Finance Reform?.

Adams, Jacob E., Jr.; Foster, E. Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ642934

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Publication Date: 2002

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District Size and State Educational Costs: Should Consolidation Follow School Finance Reform?

Adams, Jacob E., Jr.; Foster, E. Michael

Journal of Education Finance, v27 n3 p833-56 Win 2002

Compares Kentucky's school district organization with those of other states; defines "small" school districts; analyzes the relationship between district size and state education costs in Kentucky; concludes that state cannot save money by consolidating small school districts. (Contains 48 references.) (Authors/PKP)

Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Financial Policy, School District Size, Student Costs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky

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