Financing Rural Schools: A Review.

Edington, Gwen; Edington, Everett

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Publication Date: 1982

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Financing Rural Schools: A Review.

Edington, Gwen; Edington, Everett

Rural Educator, v3 n3 p20-24 Spr 1982

In the 24 states providing special funding for small, rural, isolated schools, five factors are used to determine eligibility (pupil enrollment, number of teachers, population sparcity, isolation, local effort) and three means are used to direct funds (weighting for basic support, minimal support levels, size adjustment). (LC)

Descriptors: Enrollment, Equalization Aid, Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Population Distribution, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Small Schools, State Aid, Teacher Distribution

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