Examination of the relation between pupils’ results and public schools’ expenditure

This paper aims to analyse the impact of expenditure to fund primary schools in big cities in Poland on pupils’ performance (measured with the results of 6th graders’ exam). Analysis of literature allowed us to hypothesize about the correlation of average 6th graders’ exam results as a test of competence, and the expenditure related to the education of students in public primary schools, and presents the results of public primary schools in a big city. Research conducted by the author in a big city among the primary schools, which were established by one unit of local government, suggests that, although a dependence can be observed, interestingly this is of a negative nature, not statistically significant. Thus there is no correlation between the 6th graders’ exam results and the amount of expenditure in public primary schools.