Not surprisingly, Northeastern states occupy half of the first 10 spots.
When I was schooled as a boomer kid, California public schools were the best in the country – and, therefore, the best in the world. Number 49 is very hard to take.
Annual U.S. News college rankings (and others) are notorious as less-than-stellar indicators of college caliber. But they do, at least, provide a sense of relative quality. Similarly, one should probably take these overall educational rankings of the 50 states with a large grain of salt.
Nevertheless, if you'd like to see them, click here for the complete state rankings.
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California? Number 49. Ouch.
When I was schooled as a boomer kid, California public schools were the best in the country – and, therefore, the best in the world. Number 49 is very hard to take.
Annual U.S. News college rankings (and others) are notorious as less-than-stellar indicators of college caliber. But they do, at least, provide a sense of relative quality. Similarly, one should probably take these overall educational rankings of the 50 states with a large grain of salt.
Nevertheless, if you'd like to see them, click here for the complete state rankings.
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