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Rural Kansas towns shrink as districts consider consolidation
Rural Kansas counties near Nebraska face school district mergers amid population decline. Officials report dwindling enrollments from Belleville to Cuba and declining birth rates offset by deaths. Experts cite aging populations, farm economy changes, and outmigration to cities, with few signs of a rebound.
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Nebraska
Jewell
White Rock
Mankato
Washington
Haddam
Republic County
Cuba
Belleville
Larry Lysell
Lysell
Kansas
United States
Hays
Kansas Public
Janet Harrah
Center For Economic Development and Business Research
Wichita State University
Jean Rush
McLouth
Jefferson County
Rush
Lawrence
Kansas City
Ku’s
Rosenbloom
Dodge City
WSU
Harrah
Jim Beckwith
Northeast