Revisiting Economies of Size in American Education: Are We Any Closer to a Consensus?.

Andrews, Matthew; Duncombe, William; Yinger, John

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Publication Date: 2002

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Revisiting Economies of Size in American Education: Are We Any Closer to a Consensus?

Andrews, Matthew; Duncombe, William; Yinger, John

Economics of Education Review, v21 n3 p245-62 Jun 2002

Explores whether state policies encouraging the consolidation of rural school districts to improve efficiency through economies of scale are substantiated in the research literature. Reviews three decades of research on education economies of scale involving cost and production-function studies. Finds little program-evaluation research on school consolidation. Recommends more. (Contains 43 references.) (PKP)

Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research, Mathematical Models, Rural Schools, School Districts, School Size, State Legislation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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