Table 3:
Summary of Cost–Benefit Studies for Federal Head Start Programs
| Author (Year) |
Intervention | Cost per child |
Intervention Benefit |
Benefit-Cost Ratio |
Net Benefit |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings only |
Total benefit |
Earnings only |
Total benefit |
||||
| Kay et al. (2014) | WSIPP l Head Start in Washington State |
$8830 | $21,921 | $23,150 | 2.48 | 2.62 | $14,320 |
|
Kay et al. (2015)a |
WSIPP Head Start National Estimates |
$7982 | $20,022 | $22,392 | 2.51 | 2.81 | $14,410 |
| Duncan et al. (2010) | National Head Start |
$9173 | $14,459 | - | 1.58 | - | $5,286 |
a
Written communication, N. Kay, WSIPP, May 2015