Best States for Education 2025

Florida
1
Utah
2
Massachusetts
3
New Jersey
4
Colorado
5
Wisconsin
6
Wyoming
7
Connecticut
8
New Hampshire
9
Virginia
10
Iowa
11
New York
12
Washington
13
Nebraska
14
South Dakota
15
Illinois
16
Minnesota
17
Idaho
18
Kansas
19
Maryland
20
North Carolina
21
Montana
22
California
23
Vermont
24
Indiana
25
Georgia
26
Ohio
27
North Dakota
28
Texas
29
Missouri
30
Tennessee
31
Hawaii
32
Delaware
33
Kentucky
34
Mississippi
35
Rhode Island
36
Nevada
37
Arkansas
38
Pennsylvania
39
Oregon
40
Michigan
41
South Carolina
42
Maine
43
Arizona
44
Alabama
45
Alaska
46
Louisiana
47
West Virginia
48
Oklahoma
49
New Mexico
50
State
Best Education Rank (USNews 2024)
Graduation Debt 2024
High School Graduation Rate 2024
NAEP Math Scores 2024
Adult Literacy Rate 2023
Mean SAT Math Score 2023
% of Residents with a College Degree
Florida Flag
Florida1$13,87287.3%27180.3%48030.55%
Utah Flag
Utah2$10,79488.2%28290.6%61734.68%
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts3$15,77090.1%28490.1%59344.53%
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey4$15,56885.2%28183.1%56340.73%
Colorado Flag
Colorado5$12,88082.3%27590.1%52841.6%
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin6$13,95290.3%28192.7%61130.8%
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming7$10,84381.8%28191.1%60728.18%
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut8$15,64288.9%27691.4%52740.01%
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire9$15,21287.7%27994.2%52637.55%
Virginia Flag
Virginia10$14,91089.1%27988%56739.51%
Iowa Flag
Iowa11$13,75789.9%27792.5%62029.32%
New York Flag
New York12$15,68686.7%27477.9%53137.46%
Washington Flag
Washington13$12,75883.6%27690.2%53536.68%
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska14$13,32087.1%27992.7%62032.5%
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota15$13,55382.1%28193%61029.3%
Illinois Flag
Illinois16$14,92687.3%27587.1%49835.52%
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota17$13,95683.6%28094%63636.78%
Idaho Flag
Idaho18$11,14579.9%28289.5%48328.67%
Kansas Flag
Kansas19$13,38289.1%27292.2%62333.92%
Maryland Flag
Maryland20$14,94486.3%26988.8%53140.9%
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina21$14,84186.4%27486.4%57132.04%
Montana Flag
Montana22$12,18385.8%27791.2%60733.14%
California Flag
California23$13,01987%27076.9%53034.72%
Vermont Flag
Vermont24$14,47482.8%27693.4%55339.66%
Indiana Flag
Indiana25$13,47687.7%27992%54427.16%
Georgia Flag
Georgia26$13,96884.1%27183.3%53432.2%
Ohio Flag
Ohio27$14,16586.2%27690.9%52328.89%
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota28$13,59285.1%27893.7%62830.68%
Texas Flag
Texas29$12,66489.7%27381%49830.69%
Missouri Flag
Missouri30$14,18589.8%27292.5%60629.94%
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee31$13,95090.4%27286.8%60228.15%
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii32$13,17186%27084.1%57233.57%
Delaware Flag
Delaware33$14,87687.8%26489.3%48532.66%
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky34$13,91990.1%26987.8%60325.02%
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi35$12,96088.9%26684%58922.75%
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island36$15,12083.3%27091.5%49735.02%
Nevada Flag
Nevada37$11,47981.7%26983.9%59825.46%
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas38$12,99588.2%26786.3%58423.82%
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania39$15,61187%27487.4%55732.33%
Oregon Flag
Oregon40$12,75681.3%27089.8%55434.4%
Michigan Flag
Michigan41$14,84881%27391.7%50829.99%
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina42$14,76683.8%26985.3%50728.99%
Maine Flag
Maine43$14,75986.1%27392.6%54132.49%
Arizona Flag
Arizona44$12,36477.3%27186.9%58930.31%
Alabama Flag
Alabama45$14,15388.2%26485.2%56826.23%
Alaska Flag
Alaska46$11,25077.8%27090.8%55329.99%
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana47$13,56683.1%26684%58324.86%
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia48$13,47791.2%26086.6%48721.3%
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma49$12,64426487.7%50726.15%
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico50$10,879259%83.5%48828.14%
United States Flag
United States$13,659.60273.49557.44