Children's mental health is a big concern as suicide and opioid addiction rates rise among teens. But in rural areas, spotting potential mental health problems among kids can often fall to teachers.

Educators in Farmersburg, Indiana, held a rally Saturday, urging lawmakers to give more attention to rural public schools, specifically when it comes to funding.

School officials and administrators are concerned about unanswered questions surrounding new graduation requirements for high school students.

Indiana is one of the few states with disproportionate funding for rural schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, the state allocated around $5,000 per student.

Over the last decade, almost all rural school districts lost students. And because state funding is based on enrollment, when students leave, so does cash.

Rural school districts in Indiana struggle to afford high-speed Internet, which is becoming more and more necessary in classrooms.

Officials say the funds are necessary to expand state-funded pre-k for all kids, increase tuition support for all schools and bump up funding for small, rural schools.

With enrollment and funding dropping in rural school districts across Educators are left with another challenge: find money to school the students who remain.