Small town kids are less likely to go to college, and if they do, they are more likely to go to a 2-yr community college.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d02/dt185.asp
US Dept of Education data.
Among public school 12th grade students:
- if grow up in central city: 68.2% go to college (42.8% to 4-year, 25.4% to 2-yr). Another 7.5% go to trade school.
- if grow up in small town/rural: 58.2% go to college (37.4% to 4-yr, 21.4% to 2-yr). 10.1% go to trade school.
Similar difference among private school 12th grade students.