Effects of School Size: A review of the Literature with Recommendations, 2005

A literature review of with the focus on studies examining the effects of size on costs, diversity of curriculum, achievement, and related variables. The assumption that larger schools are most cost effective is flawed. It appears a curvilinear relationship best represents small and larger schools as the most expensive. The research did not support a curricular advantage for either size model. A curvilinear relationship best represented the relationship between achievement and school size based on SES.

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