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"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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Research about Smaller Schools

Articles found at SmallerSchools.org

• The Trouble with Big - PDF
  by David N. Cox
• Some Findings about K-8 Schools - PDF
  by Keith Look, a researcher with the Philadelphia Education Fund
• Facts on School Size in Utah for 1999
  based on data taken from Fall Enrollment Report of Utah Public and Private Schools - October 1, 1999
• School Size
  by Karen Irmsher - as submitted to ERIC, a publication of the Department of Education, University of Oregon
• Small Schools Offer Real Hope For Communities Of Color - PDF
  by Dr. Augusta Souza Kappner, President, Bank Street College in New York City
• The Bigger Picture on School Costs
  Real Costs and Savings

Articles on the Web

• What's the beef with smaller schools in Iowa? - (PDF)
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• New Construction: Smaller high schools no more expensive - (PDF)
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• Kentucky Study Sheds New Light on Benefits of Small Schools, Particularly in Rural Areas
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• The School Centralization Plague
  By Philip Langdon
• Small Works - The Series Summary
  A Newsletter of Rural School and Community Action
• School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance
  by Kathleen Cotton - as submitted to the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, School Improvement Series
• Dollars and Sense
  The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools - (large PDF)
• Safer, Saner Schools
  External Site - (PDF)
• Revival of the K-8 School
  by Priscilla Pardini
• The Answer is Smaller Schools
  by Stacy Mitchell
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
  References to books and other media

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