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  Why Rural Matters in Connecticut
With more rural people than most Northern Plains states, you'd think rural education would be fairly important in Connecticut, but it ranks 31st or lower on all Importance indicators. It has a lower percentage of rural children in poverty than any other state. It also enjoys the smallest percentage of rural schools with declining enrollments, highest rural per capita income, highest rural teacher salaries (and a small pay gap), and second highest percentage of rural school money that reaches the classroom. Rural education here is in pretty good shape.

From Why Rural Matters 2003: The Continuing Need for Every State to Take Action on Rural Education, February 2003. Learn more about why rural matters in your state.

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  • Why Rural Matters 2003: Summary for Connecticut

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