Estimating the cost function of connecticut public K–12 education: implications for inequity and inadequacy in school spending

Bo Zhao

Education Economics, 2023, vol. 31, issue 4, 439-470

Abstract: This paper is the first to estimate the cost function of Connecticut public K–12 education and to evaluate the state's school spending based on regression-estimated education costs. It finds large disparities across districts in education costs and cost-adjusted spending. A large percentage of the state's public school students are enrolled in districts where spending is inadequate relative to the predicted cost of achieving a common student performance target. Thus, many school districts, especially the high-cost ones, need a large amount of additional spending to improve student performance.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2022.2077914

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