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Publication Date: February 2002
Publisher: Public Agenda Foundation
Author(s): Kathleen Collins; Steve Farkas; Ann Duffett; Jean Johnson
Research Area: Education
Type: Report
Abstract:
Parents whose children attend small high schools were more likely to praise academics and say struggling students get help, while parents whose children were in large schools reported more students falling through the cracks. Teachers say that large schools are more likely to be overcrowded but also provide more academic options. Students report many problems, such as drug and alcohol abuse, carry across large and small schools. But school size is not a major concern for any of the groups, and teachers say small class sizes are more important.