Economies of Scale in the Operation of Public Elementary Schools.

Johnson, Gary P.; Mitten, Robert L.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Economies of Scale in the Operation of Public Elementary Schools

Johnson, Gary P.; Mitten, Robert L.

Educational Planning, 3, 1, 38-45, May 76

Demonstrates how a long-run average cost function was estimated for selected public elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The optimum sized elementary school was found to be one having 585.7 students and an educational plant of 71,832 square feet. Substantial economies of scale were evidenced up to the optimum attendance size. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment, Economic Factors, Elementary Education, Expenditure per Student, School Closing, School Size, School Space, Statistical Analysis

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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