Fights and stress levels are increased as a result of overcrowded halls. Less students means safer, happier, and all around better schools. I went to a highschool in an average size Ohio city, and my highschool had almost 2,000 students. We never really had violence problems any farther than the extent of a bomb threat. I just think if someone is going to do something harmful, they are not going to restrain from doing this just because they live in a small town.
Violence is everywhere, and usually can be avoided with proper care.
I came from a small school district, in that school I knew the faculty, the men and women of the board of education and the students that attended there. We had hardly any violence and I can say that for the most part the majority enjoyed attending school everyday. It was not a threat each morning to get up and go to school, we had fun and got a good education. If you look at our schools record, you will see that we have a better relationship with our teachers and therefor less violece. From my point of view it's not the grades which matter, but the exceptional people that our school has turned out.