This study explored the relationships among service capability (full-time equivalent staff per thousand students by subject matter area) and selected governance/management variables including unit revenues, unit expenditures, enrollment size, valuation, and enrollment trends in local school districts. Data were collected on a stratified random sample of 45 local school districts for a seven-year time period. The results indicated that significant relationships existed between service capability and selected variables and the concept of service capability has considerable potential in dealing with the issue of equal access to educational opportunity. (Author)