Optimizing the Efficiency of Tennessee Prekindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Public Education: Urban-Centric Locales

J. Eric Ellerbrook, Ben T. Phillips, Andrew A. Tiger and Norma S. Gerrell

Journal of Empirical Economics, 2016, vol. 5, issue 1, 51-73

Abstract: Previous studies that assess public school district efficiency have been restricted in practical research. Most studies base efficiency on student achievement, which can be convoluted due to the demographics of a public school district. This research utilized student achievement, student value-added gains, as well as graduation rates of individual school districts. Specifically, this study sought to identify the most efficient public school districts in Tennessee to advocate for a collaborative better business practice approach in public education. After identifying the significantly correlated variables the researcher utilized those variables to perform a data envelopment analysis to determine a relative efficiency rating of each school district in Tennessee. Moreover, an efficiency reference set was utilized to determine the most efficient school districts regarding urban-centric locales in the state of Tennessee.

Keywords: economics of education; input and output analysis; program evaluation; rural education; urban education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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