The Status of Educational Input Factors in Junior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana

Basic education is the core of development and progress in modern societies. It level that develops individual’s capacity to read, write calculate. Regardless this, previous researchers have highlighted need improve state educational facilities basic schools Ghana. After several attempts restructuring reforms, it not clear whether input factors improved. In this study, current junior high (JHSs) Ghana were surveyed using Central Region as a case. The study further compared these JHS find out they differed with regards school context (i.e., rural or urban; private public). Through questionnaire stratified random sampling technique, data obtained from pupils, teachers headteachers. revealed generally encouraging. Particularly, class sizes pupil-textbook ratio did meet recommended standards by GES. Also, rate accessibility availability urban better than schools. Similarly, found public