After discussing basic principles of school finance, and comparing selected education-related variables in southeastern states, this paper examines how schools districts are financed in Kentucky. Emphasis is given to issues of funding adequacy, efficiency and equity, and the lawsuit culminating...

The objective of this paper is to examine the impacts of decreases in student numbers on the cost of education in Indiana. The reasons why decreases in student numbers might affect educational costs are examined. School corporations where student numbers have decreased most rapidly between the...

In this paper, a conceptual framework is developed representing the dynamic optimization problem for maximizing educational quality subject to a limited amount of available funds. We then examine how the quality of education offered by a school system and the cost of producing education might be...