Wow, cool video, that is amazing how fast it changed.

Going the other way here. When I graduated high school there were 560 kids in k-12. Today there is 243 in k-12. Many schools are have or are considering merging. As it is most schools are merged with 1 or 2 other schools for sports.

One good thing about the state of NY. LOL

Edit: I graduated in 1984

Two schools up here are down to graduating 35-40 students per year total for both. Can’t even discuss merger. imo dumber than dumb!

"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot"

Unreasonable amount of time on the school bus is cited in most cases against mergers here, which I completely agree with. Some would ride the bus for an hour and 45 minutes.

Another is the all powerful teachers union not wanting job losses. In my hometown school district there's one teacher for 8 students.

1 per 8, that’s daycare not school.

Have you ever looked at your districts pupil per teacher? You may be surprised.

Dont worry about too many people crowding you.
As trappers you should know that Ma Nature will take care of that.
If you think the all the Covid deaths and the response to it was bad you aint seen nothing yet.

We are 1 educator per 15 students here.

I've been living in the country for about 40 years now. Got some acreage with a 40 acre pond in the back. Wouldn't move to town for anything.

Smasho, Don't you live in Fayettenam??

You should be able to find some ruralness.

My aunt just sold her farm near chaintown. Her nearest neighbor was 3/4 mile on direction. The other was a mile away. She couldn't see either of them.

The only real traffic by her house was during the summer when people were going to creek falls.

I live in the country. Nearest neighbor about 3/4 mile. Cant see a house light from my place as my property backs up to about 60,000 acres of land that does not allow a permanent structure. My polaris ranger is started much more often than my truck or car. The only downside I have found - if you need a bolt or plumbing fixture or loaf of bread - it is 25 miles one way.

Lots of building and renovating goin on around here houses being bought sight unseen at unheard of prices and people working here can't afford to buy or own Afraid northern Mi. is the next NYC

View from my back deck

People are fleeing that State like the plague. Just keep them in Vermont ..with like minded people

Nessy, I thought you were better than that. Same old tired line from people who obviously know nothing about rural upstate NY.

I say mother Russia, Canada, & China all have a larger land mass than the United States
and thus, more available space for people.

It's not even close.

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MOST developed and advanced. The masses in China are poor compared to us, with Ukraine Russia has proven their technology is not up to ours, vast majority of Canada is unlivable at the current time based on what the average person will tolerate.

Yes, and people wonder why you are SITTING down.

He lives in the pacific NW. Men sitting down to pee I'm sure is an everyday sight there.