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Small Schools Under Siege: Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Public Schools.

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Thorson, Gregory R.; Maxwell, Nicholas J. – 2002

The State of Minnesota funds its public schools primarily through a funding formula that provides school districts the same amount of revenue per pupil regardless of the size of their enrollment. An earlier study demonstrated that larger school districts incur less cost per pupil due to increased efficiency derived from economies of scale. This…

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