Good small schools are affordable and sustainable, and most important: they make sense. Thirty years of education research, summarized by Dollars and Sense: The Cost-Effectiveness of Small Schools shows that small schools graduate a higher percentage of students, have lower rates of violence and disciplinary problems, and send more students on to postsecondary education than larger schools. Now Dollars & Sense II deepens the evidence that good small schools are more affordable and successful even when compared to larger schools in the same district. In addition, Dollars & Sense II reports analysis of data from over 3000 school construction projects, and practical strategies for cost-effectiveness that have been field-tested by schools.

This website, which is the accompanying piece to the Dollars & Sense II report, allows you to search the content of the book on-line, school or strategy specific, and also provides you with the original school site visit reports to give you a more in-depth look at the schools mentioned. This site also provides you with documents relating to each school, such as test scores, budget information, site and floor plans, photos of each school, and other relevant resources.