How Educational Expenditures Relate to Student Achievement: Insights from Texas Elementary Schools.

Harter, Elizabeth A.

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Publication Date: 1999

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How Educational Expenditures Relate to Student Achievement: Insights from Texas Elementary Schools.

Harter, Elizabeth A.

Journal of Education Finance, v24 n3 p281-302 Win 1999

Examines detailed school spending and achievement data for over 2,800 Texas elementary schools for 1992-93. A school's student poverty rate is the most important factor influencing student performance. Results emphasize the importance of spending for exemplary teaching, basic supplies, and maintenance. Certain expenditures correlate with lower student performance. (20 footnotes) (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Education, Expenditures, Middle Class Students, Poverty Areas, Regression (Statistics), Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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