Does closing schools close doors? The effect of high school closings on achievement and attainment

Matthew Larsen

Economics of Education Review, 2020, vol. 76, issue C

Abstract: This paper examines the effect of high school closures on student achievement and educational attainment. Previous studies primarily focus on effects of elementary school closings on test scores. This study furthers the literature by focusing on high school closures and examines several measures of achievement and attainment. I utilize student data from the Milwaukee Public School district and follow five freshman cohorts through high school. I find that school closings cause a negative shock to student attendance. Importantly, these closures also have long-run consequence both lowering the probability of high school graduation and college attendance.

Keywords: Education; School closures; Mobility; Graduation; College (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2020.101980

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