A Study of School Size among Alabama's Public High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Lindahl, Ronald A.; Cain, Patrick M., Sr.
Titel	A Study of School Size among Alabama's Public High Schools
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 7 (2012) 1, S.1-27 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-5062
Schlagwörter	High Schools; School Size; Average Daily Attendance; Grade 11; Public Schools; Standardized Tests; Correlation; Educational Quality; Scores; Socioeconomic Status; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Access to Computers; Teacher Qualifications; Educational Attainment; Expenditure per Student; Educational Finance; Taxes; Dropout Rate; Extracurricular Activities; Educational Environment; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Korrelation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Lehrqualifikation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungsfonds; Abgabe; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the size of Alabama's public high schools, selected school quality and financial indicators, and their students' performance on standardized exams. When the socioeconomic level of the student bodies is held constant, the size of high schools in Alabama has relatively little relationship with 11th grade student (both regular and special education) performance on the reading and math portions of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE). High schools' average daily attendance rates and pupil-to-computer (and computer with Internet connections) ratios do not vary in accordance with school size. Higher percentages of highly qualified teachers are found in Alabama's largest high schools. There was very little difference in the percentage of teachers with a master's degree or above across school size categories. Very little difference exists across size categories in regard to mean expenditures per pupil (range = $7,322 to $7,829). However, districts of the large high schools exert over twice the effort of those with small high schools (3.2 mills to 1.5 mills) and approximately 50 percent greater local effort than the districts of the medium-size high schools. (Contains 13 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10