Non-public competition and public school performance: evidence from West Virginia

Richard Cebula (), Joshua Hall and Maria Y. Tackett

Applied Economics, 2017, vol. 49, issue 12, 1185-1193

Abstract: In this study, we investigate whether non-public school enrolment affects the performance of public school districts. If homeschooling and private schools act as competition, public school districts test scores should be positively associated with non-public enrolment. Using data on West Virginia county school districts, and controlling for endogeneity with an instrumental variables approach, we find that a one standard deviation increase in relative non-public enrolment in a county is associated with statistically significant improvements in public school district test scores. Our findings thus confirm that non-public enrolment and the competition it provides act to improve, rather than impede, public school performance.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1213364

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