research paper – School resources, small schools

While small settlement schools have been argued not to provide a lower quality education once the selectivity of the system is accounted for, little is known about the factors that influence the efficiency of the Hungarian primary schools. The National Assessment of Basic competencies, containing all students and schools from grade 6 and grade 8, allows for such an analysis. Specifically, we will conduct an empirical analysis about how the efficiency of primary schools evolved over time, and if small schools are more efficient than large schools (and if school size is correlated with efficiency).