A DEA Application Measuring Educational Costs and Efficiency of Illinois Elementary Schools

摘要: Given the current economic climate, need to utilize every dollar spent its fullest potential is critical. Especially, in hard times, it important for resource allocation be cost efficient. In education, well known that socioeconomic variables are large determinants of student performance. The fiscal responsibility must simultaneously met with necessary funding compensate environmental harshness. this chapter, we analyze costs providing education Illinois public elementary school districts. Cost efficiency and estimated a three-stage data envelopment analysis model.