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Why Rural Matters in Florida
There are more than 1.7 million rural Floridians, but they constitute only 11 percent of the population, and few of the schools or students are in rural communities. Both poverty and minority rates are high in rural Florida, however, and the state ranks among the ten most urgent regarding rural school size, lack of parental support for rural teachers, percentage of rural school spending that gets into the classroom, and rural student computer use, making conditions in critical need of policy attention.
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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