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These Are The States With The Best And Worst School Systems, According To New Rankings

The Huffington Post
By:  Rebecca Klein
08/04/2014

            

A new education ranking released this week found that students in New Jersey are receiving a much better education than students in Mississippi.

The ranking, from the personal finance site Wallethub, outlines the best and worst states for K-12 education, given the connection between one's education and future earning potential. The ranking was based on 12 factors, including student dropout rate, pupil/teacher ratio, test scores, rates of bullying and school safety measures.

The top scorers were New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and then Kansas. The site dubbed the areas with the worst school systems as Nevada, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and, lastly, the District of Columbia.

 

 The report also looked at which states are spending the most on education, and in turn, have the highest-quality school systems.

Read more HERE and find out how other states ranked.