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afternoon classes.” ble size. Not like some school districts
‘‘That takes money for gas and stuff. that have four, five, six, or more schools
Schools like the Omaha Public schools with 2,000 or more enrolled. That’s not
are spending their gas money to bus kids counting the junior highs and grade
across town. That’s another thing that schools that they have to worry about.”
sets us apart. Ralston also has a great ‘‘A person can learn something new
16-1 student-teacher ratio. Most schools every day. I feel like a small town student
in our class can’t claim that. With such a now. I know almost everyone in my grad­
good ratio there is more time for teachers uating class. I’ll bet that kids at larger
to help the students on a one-to-one schools are lucky if they know one-fourth
basis.” of the people in their class.
‘‘I just took it for granted that all ‘‘The funny part of it is that as small as
schools were basically the same. How Ralston is compared to other Class A
can Ralston have all of these advantages schools, we still compare equally to the
when some other schools can’t?” other schools academically and athleti­
‘‘Mostly because our school district is cally, if not better.”
so small. It only has one high school, one "I never looked at Ralston as small
junior high, and seven elementary before, but now I see we are small and
schools to finance. It is a very controlla­>ols to finance. It is a very controlla that SMALLER IS BETTER.”

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