Figure 1.1. Three study regions.

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Figure 1.2. Great Lakes study region
(counties and municipalities marked).

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Figure 1.3. Southern study region
(counties and municipalities marked).

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Figure 1.4. Southwestern study region
(counties and municipalities marked).

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Figure 2.1. U.S. consolidation attempts via referendum
since 1970.

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Figure 4.1. Economies of scale.

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Figure 4.2. G-inefficiency.

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Figure 7.1. Scale economies in small Indiana school
districts (cost per student and district
enrollment).

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