The town I'm in now is like your town 15 miles away. I grew up in a town like you live in.
Where I grew up.......
No schools. Everyone from K up rode the bus 15 miles.
1 police officer -- His rule about underage driving was as long as you don't do anything stupid, he won't notice.
Closest gas station or grocery store was 15 miles away
One soda machine in town at the grain elevator.