Facts and Figures About State Education Funding for Rural Districts


Last Updated: May 27, 2009
 

This article appeared in the May 2009 Rural Policy Matters.

QUESTION: On average, what percentage of state education funds go to rural districts?
 
ANSWER: 18.4%. Among U.S. students, 21.4% attend schools located in rural places, and 28.6% of all U.S. public schools are located in rural communities. (Why Rural Matters, 2007)

Read more from the May 2009 Rural Policy Matters.