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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.

Top 51

#StatePostalComposite Score (0–100)
1District of ColumbiaDC84.5
2Rhode IslandRI67.9
3New HampshireNH66.1
4TennesseeTN59.5
5OhioOH58.4
6MarylandMD57.7
7LouisianaLA56.4
8IndianaIN56.1
9VirginiaVA56.1
10DelawareDE53.1
11ConnecticutCT52.5
12New YorkNY51.2
13VermontVT50.9
14NebraskaNE50.5
15South CarolinaSC48.6
16New MexicoNM48.4
17OklahomaOK48.2
18New JerseyNJ47.7
19ArkansasAR46.9
20West VirginiaWV46.7
21WyomingWY44
22GeorgiaGA43.5
23WisconsinWI41.5
24FloridaFL40.2
25TexasTX39.6
26AlabamaAL38.5
27ColoradoCO38.2
28MassachusettsMA38
29MississippiMS37.7
30ArizonaAZ37.1
31IowaIA36.9
32North CarolinaNC35.5
33MaineME35.4
34PennsylvaniaPA34.7
35KansasKS33.9
36HawaiiHI33.3
37South DakotaSD31.8
38North DakotaND30.1
39IllinoisIL29.7
40MinnesotaMN28.7
41KentuckyKY28.3
42AlaskaAK26.7
43MontanaMT25.1
44MissouriMO24.1
45CaliforniaCA23.4
46UtahUT23.3
47NevadaNV22.8
48WashingtonWA20
49IdahoID19
50OregonOR19
51MichiganMI17.5

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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Best States for Education 2026 is sourced from ECS, HSLDA, Ballotpedia, NCES. All figures are aggregate public datasets.

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