pupilf elsewhere on a tuition basis while at the same time taking advan- 

 tage of larger schools with better facilities and more comprehensive 

 programs. 



Economies of scale are evidenced graphically by Figure 3. Expend- 

 itures per elementary pupil decline from about $400 to $285 as the num- 

 ber of pupils increases from 50 to 300. 



Table 3. Relation of Number of Elementary Pupils to Expenditures 



per Elementary Pupil. 



Number of 

 elementary 

 pupils, ADM 



Number 



of 

 districts 



Average 



number of 



pupils 



Average costs 

 per elementary 

 pupil 



Under 50 

 50 to 99.9 

 100 to 149.9 

 150 to 199.9 

 200 to 249.9 

 250 and over 



All districts 



* Six districts with fewer than 56 pupils maintained no schools, and expended 

 an average of $359 per pupil. 



800 



700- 



600- 



isoo 



^400 



LU 



Z3 



Q 



Z 



LU 



a. 



X 



300- 



200 



a 



JL 



_L 



_L 



J_ 



J 



}0 100 150 200 250 300 



NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY PUPILS 



350 400 450 



Figure 3. Relation of Number of Elementary Pupils to Expenditures 



per Elementary Pupil. 



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