Rural and small PA schools turn to sharing services with other districts as they face shrinking budgets and declining enrollments

Many K-12 districts nationwide have struggled since the pandemic with staffing shortages and population declines. But those challenges have hit rural and smaller schools at higher rates, forcing them to get creative in sustaining services.

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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 10, 2025.