Financing for Small Schools: A Study.

Bass, Gerald R.

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ERIC Number: EJ409195

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Publication Date: 1988

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Financing for Small Schools: A Study.

Bass, Gerald R.

Rural Educator, v9 n2 p9-14 Win 1987-88

Reviews the unique financial problems of small schools. Explains the necessarily higher cost per pupil of quality rural education programs. Summarizes survey results concerning 48 states' use of weighted funding formulas, categorical aid for transportation, and excess levy authority to provide supplemental funds to small schools or districts. Contains 18 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Financial Problems, Funding Formulas, National Surveys, Rural Schools, School Districts, Small Schools, State Aid

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Language: English

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