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Do Schools in Rural and Nonrural Districts Allocate Resources Differently? An Analysis of Spending and Staffing Patterns in the West Region States

Region:

West

Description:

This study of differences in resource allocation between rural and nonrural districts finds that rural districts in the West Region spent more per student, hired more staff per 100 students, and had higher overhead ratios of district- to school-level resources than did city and suburban districts. Regional characteristics were more strongly related to resource allocation than were other cost factors studied.

Publication Type:

Issues & Answers

Online Availability:

• View, download, and print the report as a PDF file (2.4 MB)
• View, download, and print the report summary as a PDF file (398 KB)

Publication Date:

January 2011

Contact:

• Levin, Jesse
  (650) 843-8270
  jlevin@air.org