Realizing the Ideal School District Size: How District Size Affects Achievement and Expenditure

Author

James L. Hayes III, Illinois State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

1-31-2018

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Department of Educational Administration and Foundations: Educational Administration

First Advisor

Guy Banicki

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine what size district (or range of sizes) better fosters an environment conducive for high student achievement and low district expenditure. The ideal district size debate goes back centuries, with the initial efforts to reform small districts that had their start in the early 19th century as rural single room schools. Literary work on this topic is quite polarized, without a clear and modern consensus. This study contained a quantitative study using a correlational research design to explore the affects of district size on student achievement and district expenditure.

Comments

Imported from ProQuest HayesIII_ilstu_0092E_11124.pdf

Recommended Citation

Hayes III, James L., "Realizing the Ideal School District Size: How District Size Affects Achievement and Expenditure" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 827.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/827

DOI

http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2018.Hayes.J

Page Count

109