Smaller Schools and Districts

Tag: costs

  • Libertas Institute endorses split, ASD proposes tax increase

    Libertas Institute endorses split, ASD proposes tax increase

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    Seth Cox

    The Libertas Institute, a Utah-based non-profit “think tank” and educational organization, has endorsed the proposals to divide Alpine School District via interlocal agreements. The opinion piece points out that ASD is much larger than the average school district in Utah, and even that is more than twice the size of average school districts nationwide. It…

  • 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…

  • California 2011 study of their smaller school districts

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    Seth Cox

    California published a study on whether to consolidate its smaller school districts it did in 2011. It looked at costs and benefits. There were some interesting findings. They found among other things that medium-sized districts did better in student performance than the large or very small sized districts. While very small districts cost much more,…

  • Consolidation Research in Seattle, Washington

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    Seth Cox

    Here is an interesting gathering of research on the results of consolidation that pertains directly to the need to divide districts that are too large: http://www.cppsofseattle.org/consolidationresearch.pdf The results show that: School consolidation does not save money. School consolidation does not increase academic achievement. School consolidation is detrimental to the social and economic well-being of the…