"Per-pupil expenditure averages ... have no significant statistical relationship ...(to) average school district sizes, proportions of students in large districts, or average school sizes." (Large district size does not appear to be less expensive.)
- From 'School and School District Size Relationships: Costs, Results, Minorities, and Private School Enrollments' by Robert W. Jewell, University of Chicago
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Facts on School Size in Utah for 1999
The following information is based on data taken from the Fall Enrollment Report of Utah Public and Private Schools October 1, 1999
- 85% of Utah's high school students are in schools that research says are too large. 82% for Jr. high and 72% for elementary.
- 257 elementary schools, 82 jr. highs, and 56 high schools have more students than they should have.
- 174,272 elementary students of 240,698 total elementary or 72% are in schools that are deemed by researchers to be too large.
- 85,689 jr. high school students of 104,553 total or 82% are in schools that are too large.
- 44 jr. highs over 1,000 for 52,821 students (50% are in a jr.high over1000)
- 90,356 of 106,838 students (85%) are in 56 high schools with enrollments over levels researchers say are beneficial to student achievement.
- Only 6% of our students are in schools that are within the range researchers recommend.
- 20,439 students are enrolled in 9 high schools that have over 2000 students each.
- 31,743 or 30% of high school students are in schools as big or bigger than Columbine High School (~1800).
Please read the other articles linked from this site which will give insight to these numbers and how they relate to appropriate school and district size.
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