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Nation's Rural School Districts Face Risk of Closures

Over the past few decades, a growing trend has become the folding of rural school districts due to shrinking state funding and desire for efficiency.
Image: Students run to school on Rte. 1 on their way to the Wellington public school in Monticello, Maine, on June 16.
Students run to school on Rte. 1 on their way to the Wellington public school in Monticello, Maine, on June 16.Robert F. Bukaty / for NBC News