Rural School And Community Trust….

has a 2009 look at rural schools. They say that over 10 million students go to a rural school.

What they want to see is a more regional approach to school improvement in high poverty districts. They say that California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas together have over 2.2 million rural students, but none of those state have more than 20% of students in rural schools. They also say that students in rural school districts in those states have less social-economic challenges.