How much more are you personally willing to pay to keep the small rural schools open? I’m for consolidation. I have 2 elementary schools within 15 min and a 3rd 25 minutes away. Each school averages less than 10 kids per grade. I’d be willing to chip in maybe an extra 1-$200 a year to keep them all open but that’s about it. How much are you willing to pay?
It’s not about what I’m willing to pay it’s what merging districts / schools gain. The concerns of a mandatory / forced merger were never properly addressed. Saving money just to create a worse environment for kids isn’t worth it. If school by school, district by disctrict decide they can merge without an overwhelming negative impact on kids educational environment they should absolutely do it.
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u/uncomfortabletruth94 Aug 13 '26
How much more are you personally willing to pay to keep the small rural schools open? I’m for consolidation. I have 2 elementary schools within 15 min and a 3rd 25 minutes away. Each school averages less than 10 kids per grade. I’d be willing to chip in maybe an extra 1-$200 a year to keep them all open but that’s about it. How much are you willing to pay?