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In this Dec. 11, 2017 photo, a student walks toward the Rochester School in Rochester, Vt. The middle-high school is slated to close at the end of the 2018 school year, as Rochester is among some small rural communities struggling to keep schools open in the face of dropping enrollment, rising costs and tightening budgets. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
- Lisa Rathke
In this Dec. 11, 2017 photo, Kimberly Taylor, one of three high school students remaining at the Rochester School, stands in an empty science classroom at the school in Rochester, Vt. The middle-high school is slated to close at the end of the 2018 school year, as Rochester is among some small rural communities struggling to keep schools open in the face of dropping enrollment, rising costs and tightening budgets. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
- Lisa Rathke