To provide information on characteristics of rural and small schools in Region VII of the U.S. Department of Education, this profile presents selected demographic data on schools in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. A narrative section discusses the purpose of the report, definitions of rural and nonmetropolitan classifications, percentages of…

This report examines attrition data of Kansas special education personnel employed in the 1993-94 school year who did not return for the 1994-95 year. Fifteen tables display data on: (1) numbers employed, numbers of leavers, and percent of attrition from 1976 to 1994 in each special education category; (2) employment and attrition by level of…

This report presents 11 tables providing data on the number of Kansas special education personnel employed in the 1990-91 academic year who did not return for the 1991-92 academic year. Table 1 presents the personnel attrition rates for each year from 1976-77 through 1990-91. Table 2 presents personnel attrition data for 1990-91 organized by…