ALT article excerpt: "In Ohio, the overwhelming majority of private schools are in urban metro areas—many rural counties have zero or just one private school that accepts vouchers—but the costs of vouchers has a downward impact on public school funding. This results in a transfer of wealth from rural communities to a private school industry that barely serves rural areas. This disinvestment in public schools tears at the connective tissue of Ohio’s rural areas and small towns. When school districts are reduced to minimum funding levels, they don’t have the staff or resources to take on big projects that advance their students and communities."