Abstract of contents: The process of Lithuania’s turning into a democratic state requires changes in public thinking and this process should involve all the areas of state. Sociality is the basis for existence of a democratic state. The future of a democratic society depends on the ability of youth to take over and further develop the principles of community life. Therefore school takes a crucial role and has to form the ground for the development of personality. School is responsible for raising a person of the future here-and-now. The major aim is to educate a sensible, independent and creative person, a citizen with a critical thinking and able to drive his life to the right direction; provide him with scientific and cultural knowledge, as well as teach to love the homeland. It is obvious that education objectives set are impossible to reach with help of school only. Therefore the cooperation between school and local community is essential. Aim of the paper: to establish the impact on public administration by means of analysis of possibilities of school and local community cooperation. The paper aims to establish what factors influence public administration effectiveness as well as discuss efficiency attributes of school as one of the administration institutions. Compare different settlement residents’ views towards cooperation between school and local community. Riešė Neighbourhood was chosen for conducting the study. Respondents from three settlements were selected... [to full text]