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Best States for Education 2026

Composite ranking of US states by per-pupil spending, class size, school choice breadth, compulsory commitment, and kindergarten requirements.

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Methodology

This ranking is based on ECS, HSLDA, Ballotpedia, NCES data. All 50 states and DC are ranked by composite score (0–100). Data is refreshed periodically. See our methodology page for full details on data sources and update frequency.

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