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This collaborative report from Education Commission of the States and the College Board demonstrates that rural students who are able to take advantage of and demonstrate success in AP opportunities enroll and persist in college at rates comparable to their urban and suburban peers,” said Jeremy Anderson, president of Education Commission of the States. “Approximately one-fifth of all K–12 students in the nation are served by rural schools and policymakers are looking for ways to support their educational attainment. If the rate of progress continues in rural schools, the report concludes, rural students will soon enjoy access to AP at the same rate as their urban and suburban peers. Nearly all students in urban and suburban regions attend a school that offers at least one AP course, with rates near or exceeding 90% across the past 15 years. Between 20, rates of AP access for rural high school seniors increased from 56% to 73% for at least one AP course and from 42% to 62% for at least one STEM AP course. Much of the growth in participation is due to more rural schools offering at least one AP course. The percentage of rural high school seniors who took at least one AP Exam during high school more than doubled, from 10% in 2001 to 23% in 2015. As a result, the AP participation gap between rural students and their urban and suburban peers has narrowed significantly, though it is not yet closed. NEW YORK-A joint report released today from Education Commission of the States and the College Board- Advanced Placement Access and Success: How Do Rural Schools Stack Up?-shows a steady increase in Advanced Placement ® (AP ®) participation in rural communities over the past 15 years.