A higher percentage of Vermonters and their public school students live in rural communities than any other state, and it is near the top in the percentage of schools in rural communities (4th) and students in small rural schools (3rd).With schools in so many villages, transportation costs are very low, but so are school-level administrative costs. Still the share of the rural education dollar that gets to the classroom is 11th lowest nationally, perhaps because teacher salaries are moderately low.
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.
