haʊˈɛvɚ baɪ ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, bˈɪldɪŋ ɹᵻmˈoʊt ɹˈʊɹɹəl skˈuːlz ɹˈɛɹli əkˈɜːd bɪkˈʌz ʌv mˈeɪntənəns tʃˈælɪndʒᵻz, ænd fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, nˈuːmɚɹəs skˈuːlz klˈoʊzd æz mˈɪlz klˈoʊzd.
However by the mid 1950s, building remote rural schools rarely occurred because of maintenance challenges, and from the late 1950s, numerous schools closed as mills closed.