School Consolidation in Sparsely Populated Rural Areas: A Separable Programming Approach

David W. Holland and John L. Baritelle

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1975, vol. 57, issue 4, 567-575

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between internal schooling economies and transportation costs with regard to consolidation of rural schools. The consolidation question was conceptualized as a programming problem where the objective was to simultaneously minimize the sum of schooling and transportation costs. Both linear and separable programming models were used. Model solutions indicated that some consolidation of schools in the study area would minimize costs but total cost savings were relatively small.

Date: 1975
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