A Standard and Poors study found that an optimal school district size, to conserve administrative costs, was at least 3000 pupils. The study examined consolidation of Fort Cherry School District with Chartiers-Houston School District. It found significant savings were achievable, including the elimination of redundant administration salaries. According to a proposal made in 2009, by Governor Edward G. Rendell, the excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improve lagging academic achievement, to enrich the academic programs or to substantially reduce property taxes. Consolidation of two districts' central administrations into one would not require the closing of any local schools.