ERIC Number: EJ733817
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-956X
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The Effect of Residential School Choice on Public High School Graduation Rates
Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A.
Peabody Journal of Education, v81 n1 p203-216 2006
This study evaluates the effect of school district size on public high school graduation rates. The study calculates the graduation rate for each graduating class in each state between 1991 and 2002 and uses a fixed-effects model to examine the relationship between these graduation rates and changes in the size of each state's school districts during that period. The analysis indicates that decreasing the average size of a state's school districts by 200 square miles leads to an increase of about 1.64 percentage points in its graduation rate. To put this result into context, if Florida decreased the size of its school districts to the national median, it would increase its graduation rate by about 4.5 percentage points.
Descriptors: School Choice, Residential Schools, High Schools, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, School District Size, School Districts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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