Smaller Schools and Districts

Tag: administrative overhead

  • How do Props 11 & 14 affect the “LOVPg” area?

    How do Props 11 & 14 affect the “LOVPg” area?

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    Seth Cox

    Much of the focus of this election cycle has been on the areas that are voting on Prop 11 (Lehi, American Fork, Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills, & Draper-Suncrest) and Prop 14 (Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort, & Fairfield). Many people in these areas are excited about the possibility of creating their own school district…

  • Administrative Costs per Pupil Compared to District Size in Utah 2013-2014

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    Seth Cox

    These most recent statistics compiled from the Utah Taxpayers Association “School Spending Report: Fiscal Year 2013-2014,” April 2015 verifies the conclusions of my previous study comparing administrative costs per student to size of district (with the possible change of the number from 1000 to 2000 in student population). This graph shows that while the smallest…

  • The Answer is Reduce School District Size

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    Seth Cox

    Mike Antonucci, director of the Education Intelligence Agency (EIA), gives more information about how reducing school district size can solve many of the problems in education. His first bullet point is as follows: One of the bits of information the EIA tables provide is whether a school district spent 65 percent or more on “instruction.”…

  • Larger School Districts Tend to Veer 'Off Task'

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    Seth Cox

    Vin Suprynowicz, assistant editorial page editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, recently posted about the problems that large school districts are prone to have. Read more from the original article here: http://www.backwoodshome.com/columns/suprynowicz030316.html “While espousing the virtues of small schools with a community atmosphere, our public school system has monstrously large school districts, mainly in poor…