Kari Mahler, a first grade teacher in East Sac County Community School District in largely rural northwest Iowa, said her biggest concern with the new program is that it provides public money to private schools even though those schools don’t have to accept all students, including those with ...
An asymmetric U-shaped cost curve provided the best fit. Costs were minimized at $2,952 per pupil and 2,442 pupils, but most size economies—within $100 per pupil—were achieved at 800 to 900 pupils. Implications for school reorganization were discussed.doi:10.1093/aepp/12.1.99...
Data included: number of students enrolled, number of open enrollment students for each district, state average cost per pupil, number of teachers, certified staff salaries, solvency ratios and budget carry-over for the study period. The major purpose of the study was to determine whether ...