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Optimal School District Size Emphasizing Rural Areas

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  • Fred White
  • Luther Tweeten

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Cost of providing elementary and secondary education is estimated for rural areas of Oklahoma. Unit cost curves are derived for instruction, admministration, plant operation and maintenance, buildings, equipment, and transportation. Optimal school district size, derived by combining these unit cost curves, varied by educational program and student density.

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  • Fred White & Luther Tweeten, 1973. "Optimal School District Size Emphasizing Rural Areas," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 55(1), pages 45-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:55:y:1973:i:1:p:45-53.
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    1. Scorsone, Eric, 2007. "School District and Municipal Reorganization: Research Findings & Policy Proposals," Staff Paper Series 6543, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    2. Fox, William F., 1980. "Relationships Between Size of Schools and School Districts and the Cost of Education," Technical Bulletins 157726, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Hind, Ian W., 1977. "Estimates Of Cost Functions For Primary Schools In Rural Areas," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 21(1), pages 1-13, April.
    4. Smathers, Webb M. Jr. & Broder, Josef M. & Porter, John F., 1980. "Distributional Consequences Of Consolidated Community Service Provision," 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 278894, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    5. Duncombe, William & Miner, Jerry & Ruggiero, John, 1995. "Potential cost savings from school district consolidation: A case study of New York," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 265-284, September.
    6. Liu, Karen, 1981. "Developing A Prototype Model For The World Grains, Oilseeds And Livestock Model," 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina 279319, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    7. Josef Broder & A. Schmid, 1983. "Public choice in local judicial systems," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 40(1), pages 7-19, January.

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