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The relation between the number of resident elementary pupils and 

 expenditures per pupil is shown in Table 3, but on a somewhat different 

 scale from that for high school pupils. The average expenditure per 

 pupil declines from $442 for twenty-five districts having fewer than 

 fifty pupils to $288 for twenty districts having 250 or more pupils. 

 Based on the experience of six districts which maintain no schools, and 

 expend an average of $359 per pupil, it would appear more economical 

 for districts with fewer than 100 elementary pupils to transport their 



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