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Rural people make up only 12% of the population (and 13% of the students), but their sheer numbers (over 1.5 million) make rural education matter in Illinois. The state ranks 3rd worst in the nation in the percentage of rural school expenditures that gets into classrooms. School administrative costs are below the national rural median, but the pay gap between rural teacher salaries and those of other Illinois teachers is second worst in the nation. Overall, conditions are critical.

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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RESEARCH
  • Why Rural Matters 2003: Summary for Illinois Years

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  • Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools
  • Education Commission of the States
  • National Parent Teacher Association
  • National Public School Locator
  • National Center for Education Statistics
  • Pew Center on the States
  • Rural Education Directory
  • Rural Funders Working Group
  • U.S. Census Bureau
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