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Optimizing the Efficiency of Tennessee Prekindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Public Education: Urban-Centric Locales

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  • J. Eric Ellerbrook
  • Ben T. Phillips
  • Andrew A. Tiger
  • Norma S. Gerrell

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Previous studies that assess public school district efficiency have been restricted in practical research. Most studies base efficiency on student achievement, which can be convoluted due to the demographics of a public school district. This research utilized student achievement, student value-added gains, as well as graduation rates of individual school districts. Specifically, this study sought to identify the most efficient public school districts in Tennessee to advocate for a collaborative better business practice approach in public education. After identifying the significantly correlated variables the researcher utilized those variables to perform a data envelopment analysis to determine a relative efficiency rating of each school district in Tennessee. Moreover, an efficiency reference set was utilized to determine the most efficient school districts regarding urban-centric locales in the state of Tennessee.

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  • J. Eric Ellerbrook & Ben T. Phillips & Andrew A. Tiger & Norma S. Gerrell, 2016. "Optimizing the Efficiency of Tennessee Prekindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Public Education: Urban-Centric Locales," Journal of Empirical Economics, Research Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 5(1), pages 51-73.
  • Handle: RePEc:rss:jnljee:v5i1p5
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