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School Consolidation in Sparsely Populated Rural Areas: A Separable Programming Approach

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  • David W. Holland
  • John L. Baritelle

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between internal schooling economies and transportation costs with regard to consolidation of rural schools. The consolidation question was conceptualized as a programming problem where the objective was to simultaneously minimize the sum of schooling and transportation costs. Both linear and separable programming models were used. Model solutions indicated that some consolidation of schools in the study area would minimize costs but total cost savings were relatively small.

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  • David W. Holland & John L. Baritelle, 1975. "School Consolidation in Sparsely Populated Rural Areas: A Separable Programming Approach," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 57(4), pages 567-575.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:57:y:1975:i:4:p:567-575.
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    1. Miller, Bill R. & Ersoz, A. & North, Ronald M., 1977. "On The Facilitative Role Of The Economist In Economic Development - Case Study Of A Georgia Shrimp Harbor Investment," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 9(2), pages 1-6, December.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. Kilmer, Richard L., 1978. "Optimality And Separable Linear Programming: An Additional Reminder," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 3(1), pages 1-4, July.
    6. 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.
    7. Doeksen, Gerald A. & Peterson, Janet, 1987. "Critical Issues In The Delivery Of Local Government Services In Rural America," Staff Reports 277911, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    8. Chris Jacobs-Crisioni & Ana I. Moreno-Monroy & Mert Kompil & Lewis Dijkstra, 2024. "Estimating school provision, access and costs from local pupil counts under decentralised governance," Journal of Geographical Systems, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 7-46, January.

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