>> reporter: bonnie seymour grew up in lincoln, missouri. what was it like? to realize that what you once saw as thriving was gone? >> disappointing. very saddened. >> reporter: there are less than 700 living here now. 100 years ago the place was booming. today, layton is suffering the fate of many rural communities. squeezed by bigger towns with box stores. then about a decade ago the local grocery store closed and many people stopped going into town at all. ♪ >> reporter: but here at the layton school, the kids and teachers decided their town would not become another statistic. bonnie and mary jane manley, teachers, teamed up with their students to convince the school to do something educational and amazing. to turn the town's old bank building into a new grocery store. so was born the bulldog express, named after the school mascot. high schoolers do everything it takes to run the small business. taking care of the store, the inventory, and the cash. the economic lessons come quickly. what do you think the store has
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