Do Schools in Rural and Nonrural Districts Allocate Resources Differently? An Analysis of Spending and Staffing Patterns in the West Region States

Title:	Do Schools in Rural and Nonrural Districts Allocate Resources Differently? An Analysis of Spending and Staffing Patterns in the West Region States
Description:	This study of differences in resource allocation between rural and nonrural districts finds that rural districts in the West Region spent more per student, hired more staff per 100 students, and had higher overhead ratios of district- to school-level resources than did city and suburban districts. Regional characteristics were more strongly related to resource allocation than were other cost factors studied.
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Cover Date:	January 2011
Web Release:	January 24, 2011
Publication #:	REL 2011099
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Jesse Levin, Karen Manship, Jay Chambers, and Charles Blankenship: American Institutes for Research; Jerry Johnson, Ohio University
Type of Product:	Issues and Answers Report
Keywords:	Educational Equity Finance Resource Allocation Rural Education
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