Policymakers and professional educators attempt to be good stewards of public funds while simultaneously raising expectations for student outcomes that reflect academic excellence in the public school system. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of Texas public school districts and the factors influencing the inefficiency of…

This paper sets out a model that generates new, relevant information about the relationship among educational output, scale, and perpupil costs. According to the author, this information, if used, would result in more efficient educational spending. Specifically, a long run average cost function is estimated. Minimum perpupil operating costs are…

Three models of educational evaluation are discussed: the intuitive decisions model, the experimental model, and the feedback model. The feedback model is most useful because it will provide baseline information about current accomplishments of the school systems. Once the feedback process is well underway, it is then profitable to discuss goals.…