A Classic Economies of Size Analysis on Average School Costs: An Iowa Case Study

Mark A. Edelman and James J. Knudsen

Review of Agricultural Economics, 1990, vol. 12, issue 1, 99-108

Abstract: This study found size economies in Iowa school districts. An asymmetric U-shaped cost curve provided the best fit. Costs were minimized at $2,952 per pupil and 2,442 pupils, but most size economies—within $100 per pupil—were achieved at 800 to 900 pupils. Implications for school reorganization were discussed.

Date: 1990
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