1 The Salem Board of Education wants to evaluate the efficiency of the town’s four elementary schools. The three outputs of the schools are defined to be Output 1 = average reading score Output 2 = average mathematics score Output 3 = average self-esteem score The three inputs to the schools are defined to be Input 1= average educational level of mothers (defined by highest grade completed—12 =high school graduate; 16 = college graduate, and so on).

Input 2 = number of parent visits to school (per child)

Input 3 = teacher to student ratio The relevant information for the four schools is given in

Table 47. Determine which (if any) schools are inefficient. For any inefficient school, determine the nature of the inefficiency.

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TABLE 47 Inputs Outputs School 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 13 2 14 3 11 4 15 8 45600 .05 9 .05 10 .06 11 .08 9 7879 19 6 7 8 9 9