Table 2 Characteristics of school district entrantsa at baselineb according to lottery status
From: Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program
Characteristic | ‘Losers’ (n = 2,433) | ‘Winners’ (n = 383) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Schools in district, n, mean (s.d.) | 15 (40) | 13 (29) | 0.25 |
Students in district, n, mean (s.d.) | 9,296 (28,627) | 8,335 (22,283) | 0.45 |
District students White, %, mean (s.d.) | 72.9 (25.5) | 73.7 (23.9) | 0.54 |
District students eligible for free lunch, %, mean (s.d.) | 40.6 (20.1) | 39.0 (19.1) | 0.14 |
District students eligible for reduced-price lunch, %, mean (s.d.) | 7.9 (4.4) | 7.8 (3.7) | 0.62 |
Buses requested for replacement or retrofit, n, mean (s.d.) | 3.6 (2.7) | 3.7 (3.1) | 0.69 |
Funding requested for replacement or retrofit, US$, mean (s.d.) | 77,672 (58,545) | 73,371 (62,025) | 0.19 |
District attendance rate, %, mean (s.d.) | 94.90 (1.38) | 94.75 (1.39) | 0.06 |
District land area, square miles, mean (s.d.) | 281 (686) | 249 (451) | 0.23 |
District urbanicity, n (%) | |||
Rural | 1,037 (42.6) | 174 (45.4) | 0.40 |
Town | 545 (22.4) | 74 (19.3) | |
Suburb | 609 (25.0) | 102 (26.6) | |
City | 242 (10.0) | 33 (8.6) | |
