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Optimum Size of School Districts Relative to Selected Costs

CESAR M. SABULAO (Vice‐President on Academic Affairs for the Central Mindanao Colleges, Philippines. Dr. Sabulao holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science (Silliman), B.S. in Education (Central Mindanao Colleges), M.A. (Northeast Missouri State College) and Ph.D. (Illinois State University).)
G. ALAN HICKROD (Professor of Educational Administration at Illinois State University. He holds the degrees of A.B. of Wabash College and M.A.T. and Ed.D. of Harvard University. Professor Hickrod is Reviews and Features Editor of Planning and Changing.)

Journal of Educational Administration

ISSN: 0957-8234

Article publication date: 1 February 1971

74

Abstract

Economic efficiency of public school districts was explored by utilization of the concept of economies and dis‐economies of scale. An optimum size relative to costs was discovered by analyzing the data with curvilinear least squares regression and also with the differential calculus. The sample was taken from elementary, high school, and K–12 (unit) districts in the state of Illinois, U.S.A. Suggestions for further research on the general notion of optimum size of school districts are presented.

Citation

SABULAO, C.M. and ALAN HICKROD, G. (1971), "Optimum Size of School Districts Relative to Selected Costs", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 178-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009664

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1971, MCB UP Limited

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