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:
Quality and safety of schools in New York (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
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
Quality & Safety of Schools in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
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
Quality & Safety of Schools in Connecticut (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
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