WalletHub released its 2022 report on states with the best and worst school systems, and New York, New Jersey and Connecticut all made it into the top 20.

The report considered performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials to come up with the best and worst states for school systems.

The top three school systems were Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut, respectively. New York came in at No. 17. Louisiana, Alaska and New Mexico came in last. Here's how the tri-states ranked in other areas:

34th – Math test scores

30th – Reading test scores

7th – Pupil-teacher ratio

37th – Median SAT score

6th – Median ACT score

27th – Percentage of licensed/certified public K–12 teachers

37th – Dropout rate

36th – Bullying incidence rate

34th – Percentage of threatened/injured high school students

1st – Existence of digital learning plan

3rd – Math test scores

2nd – Reading test scores

4th – Pupil-teacher ratio

24th – Median SAT score

12th – Median ACT score

4th – Dropout rate

12th – Bullying incidence rate

24th – Percentage of threatened/injured high school students

1st – Existence of digital learning plan

12th – Math Test score

3rd – Reading Test score

5th – Pupil-teacher ratio

1st – Median ACT score

12th – Percentage of threatened/injured high school students

11th – Dropout rate

18th – Bullying incidence rate

16th – Percentage of threatened/injured high school students

1st – Existence of digital learning plan