In urban communities, however, huge schools were created earlier in the century. In many communities changes in residential patterns have turned large, middle-class schools into large schools attended by impoverished students. Too many of these schools have become dysfunctional, serving society, individuals, and the local community badly. In cities, large schools can achieve a scale rarely found in rural areas, simply as a result of population density. The danger of simulations .
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No Simple Answers Practitioners, citizens, and policy makers need to appreciate the complexity involved with considerations of size. More and more it seems that small schools hold particular promise for helping impoverished students maximize their potential to achieve academically. This hardly means that small schools are the best choice for all students under all circumstances. Relationships between size of schools and school districts and the cost of education . Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.