Reach 450 Rural Educators and Government Education Committees with National Rural Education Association

Members include K–12 educators, college and university faculty, and professionals working in state-level education agencies and committees, along with more than 2,000 rural school teachers, principals, and district administrators from across the United States. This audience is made up of frontline education decision-makers and leaders who influence curriculum, policy, and resource choices in rural school systems nationwide. National Rural Education Association (NREA) is a U.S.–wide nonprofit membership association for rural education professionals — including rural school administrators, teachers, board members, higher‑ed faculty, researchers and service‑agency staff — with 2,000+ members spanning all 50 states and a further 450 institutional/university members. Founded in 1907 (originally as the Department of Rural and Agricultural Education), NREA serves as the oldest and most established national organization dedicated to rural education. For media buyers or advertisers, NREA represents a uniquely focused, engaged and professional audience—educators and decision‑makers in rural communities reaching nearly 9.7 million rural‑school students—making its membership an ideal niche demographic for educational, community‑development, and policy‑oriented outreach.