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

Members include rural school superintendents, principals, teachers, school board members, district administrators, and education service agency leaders. Membership also encompasses state education officials, university faculty, researchers, retired educators, and students, alongside representatives of rural school districts, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, state education associations, and education-related businesses. 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.