ERIC Number: EJ869295
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
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Relationships between District Size, Socioeconomics, Expenditures, and Student Achievement in Washington
Diaz, Vince
Rural Educator, v29 n3 p30-39 Spr 2008
The purpose of this article is to describe the relationship between district size, socioeconomic status, actual levy percentages, and their predictive influence on the 2003 Washington Assessment of Student Learning results for 4th and 7th grade students in Reading and Mathematics. The convenient sample was 82 Washington State 2nd-Class school districts with enrollments between 500-2,000 students. The results indicated: (a) no significant correlations between achievement and district size; (b) socioeconomic status was the best predictor of achievement; and (c) actual levy percentages and student outcomes were significantly correlated in the positive direction. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Grade 4, Grade 7, School District Size, Expenditure per Student, State Standards, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Outcomes of Education, Achievement Tests
National Rural Education Association. Rural Educator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 453002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3002. Tel: 702-895-3478; Fax: 702-895-3492; e-mail: ruraleducator@ccmail.nevada.edu; Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/journals/ruraleducator/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Washington
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