Ambrose Leunge and J. Stepehn Ferris
“School size and youth violence”
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016726810600148X
“Conclusion: In this paper, we have argued that the organizational characteristics of large schools create additional frustration and alienation for students that interfere with the social role of the school to foster human and social capital accumulation. In some cases, this frustration will spill over into youth violence. When students are faced with large challenges beyond the school yard, the smaller sized schools can help to provide a safer and more supportive learning environment to reduce the level of frustration permeating the difficult teenage years. Our analysis then suggests that smaller sized schools in these areas would be especially beneficial.”