Evaluating the Operational Efficiency of Public Primary Schools in Gombe Local Government Area Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

Publication Details

Publication Date

10/07/2026

Volume / Issue

Vol 1, Issue 2 (2026)

Article No.

046

Journal

British Journal of Contemporary Research

Received

19 Jun 2026

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Abstract

This study evaluates the operational efficiency of public primary schools in Gombe Local Government Area (LGA) using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology. By applying the output-oriented DEA model under variable returns to scale, the research identifies the relative efficiency of each school in converting educational resources into academic outcomes. The inputs considered include staff salary, number of classrooms, number of academic staff, and total number of students enrolled in each school. The output is measured by the number of graduates from the 2023/2024 academic session. Data were collected from Gombe Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) of public primary schools within the local government area. The DEA results provide insights into which schools are operating efficiently and which are underperforming, offering a data-driven foundation for targeted policy interventions and resource allocation, and ultimately, the study contributes to improving educational service delivery by identifying best practices and performance gaps across public primary schools in the LGA.

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