The infrastructure of small public schools in Brazil

In a country like Brazil, seeking equity of public education is a major challenge. To be overcome, it is necessary to adopt appropriate policy to consider the reality of both great schools and small schools because they have different needs and characteristics. In this context, this paper aims to study the infrastructure of Brazilian schools with up to 10 classes and 200 students, in order to provide an analysis of that reality poorly investigated. It was found that these schools represent 46% of total Brazilian primary schools and are responsible for approximately 11% of enrollments in the country at that level of education. In general, they have a pattern of poor infrastructure, average performance in "Prova Brasil" below the national average and are located mostly in rural areas of the North and Northeast Regions. In these schools there are 5,724,970 students and 2,209,761 are students whose families receive the benefit of the "Bolsa Familia". We conclude that investigate the reality of these schools, it is essential to allow specific actions to address this audience and thereby promote quality education for all.