Some districts override levy limits in order to provide adequate funding while other districts are forced to undergo severe cuts that threaten the quality of education. For many small school districts either taxpayers pay an inequitable burden or the school is at risk of providing inadequate opportunity . This is not equal education opportunity for all Nebraska children. Nebraska education policy should support small schools and promote their beneficial attributes. Nebraska small schools produce big results.
Small schools have the highest rate of high school completion .
Graduates of small schools are more likely to enroll in Nebraska postsecondary institutions . Enrollment rates are 73 percent for counties with the smallest school districts, compared to 65 percent for counties with the largest schools. The overall chance for college is highest for the smallest schools . The percent of students who complete high school without dropping out and enroll in a Nebraska college is 25 percent higher for counties with the smallest schools compared to those with the largest schools. Small Schools, Big Results.