The number of students in rural communities dropped significantly across the 20th century. As farming technology progressed from
animal power to small
tractors towards large tractors over time, it allowed a farmer to support significantly more
farm land. In turn, this led to fewer farm families, which led to fewer rural students. In combination with a loss of young men during foreign wars and
rural flight, all of these caused an incremental population shrinkage of rural communities over time. In 1945 (after
World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas (mostly one room rural school houses).[1] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger
Unified School Districts.[2]
West Solomon USD 213 dissolved to merge into
Norton USD 211 on July 1, 2010.
Consolidated
This lists school districts that merged to form a new school district.[3] The number of consolidations is half the size of this list because every district is listed on the left side.
The number of students in rural communities dropped significantly across the 20th century. As farming technology progressed from
animal power to small
tractors towards large tractors over time, it allowed a farmer to support significantly more
farm land. In turn, this led to fewer farm families, which led to fewer rural students. In combination with a loss of young men during foreign wars and
rural flight, all of these caused an incremental population shrinkage of rural communities over time. In 1945 (after
World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas (mostly one room rural school houses).[1] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger
Unified School Districts.[2]
West Solomon USD 213 dissolved to merge into
Norton USD 211 on July 1, 2010.
Consolidated
This lists school districts that merged to form a new school district.[3] The number of consolidations is half the size of this list because every district is listed on the left side.