The Granite State ranks high in the percentage of people, students, and schools in rural communities, but ranks above the median on only two Urgency indicators: the average number of rural students per grade and use of computers in the classroom. With high per capita income and low poverty rates in rural communities, and above-average rural teacher salaries that are close to the salaries of other New Hampshire teachers, the state's rural schools are on relatively solid ground.

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.

Why Rural Matters 2003: Summary for New Hampshire

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