National Rankings
Below is a state-by-state ranking of key PreK-12 funding, demographics and achievement information. Roll your mouse over individual bars in the graphs for information on a particular state or click a heading for an analysis of that particular data. A full overview of federal education programs is available in the Background & Analysis section.
Per Pupil Expenditure (K-12) 2009
- Utah$6,612
- Puerto Rico$6,955
- Idaho$7,118
- Oklahoma$7,878
- Arizona$7,929
- Tennessee$7,992
- Mississippi$8,064
- Nevada$8,321
- North Carolina$8,518
- South Dakota$8,543
- Texas$8,562
- Colorado$8,782
- Arkansas$8,854
- Florida$8,867
- Kentucky$9,038
- Alabama$9,042
- South Carolina$9,228
- Indiana$9,254
- California$9,503
- Oregon$9,611
- New Mexico$9,648
- Georgia$9,649
- Washington$9,688
- North Dakota$9,802
- Missouri$9,891
- Iowa$10,055
- Montana$10,189
- Kansas$10,201
- Michigan$10,373
- Louisiana$10,625
- West Virginia$10,821
- Nebraska$10,846
- Ohio$10,902
- Virginia$10,928
- Minnesota$11,088
- Wisconsin$11,183
- Illinois$11,592
- Delaware$12,109
- Maine$12,183
- Pennsylvania$12,299
- Hawaii$12,399
- New Hampshire$12,583
- Maryland$13,737
- Massachusetts$14,540
- Wyoming$14,628
- Rhode Island$14,719
- Vermont$15,096
- Connecticut$15,353
- Alaska$15,353
- New Jersey$17,076
- New York$17,746
- District of Columbia$19,698
Student Census Poverty Rate 2010
- New Hampshire9%
- Connecticut11%
- Maryland12%
- Alaska12%
- Massachusetts13%
- Wyoming13%
- Hawaii13%
- Virginia13%
- New Jersey13%
- Minnesota14%
- Vermont14%
- North Dakota14%
- Iowa14%
- Utah15%
- Colorado15%
- Nebraska16%
- Maine16%
- Delaware16%
- Kansas16%
- Washington16%
- Wisconsin17%
- South Dakota17%
- Idaho17%
- Pennsylvania18%
- Rhode Island18%
- Illinois18%
- Missouri19%
- Montana19%
- Nevada19%
- Oregon20%
- Indiana20%
- New York20%
- California21%
- Ohio21%
- Michigan21%
- Florida22%
- Oklahoma23%
- North Carolina23%
- Arizona23%
- Georgia23%
- West Virginia23%
- South Carolina24%
- Kentucky24%
- Tennessee24%
- Texas24%
- Arkansas25%
- Louisiana25%
- Alabama26%
- New Mexico27%
- Mississippi30%
- District of Columbia31%
- Puerto Rico54%
School Finance Inequity Among Districts (% of Per-Pupil Spending) 2009
- HawaiiN/A
- District of ColumbiaN/A
- Puerto RicoN/A
- West Virginia5%
- Washington7%
- Iowa8%
- Florida8%
- North Carolina8%
- Wisconsin9%
- Oregon9%
- Kentucky9%
- Alabama10%
- Texas10%
- Arkansas10%
- Alaska10%
- New Mexico10%
- Kansas10%
- Rhode Island10%
- Nebraska10%
- Georgia11%
- Nevada11%
- Colorado11%
- Tennessee11%
- Maryland11%
- California11%
- Oklahoma12%
- South Carolina12%
- Maine12%
- Arizona12%
- Delaware12%
- Utah13%
- Connecticut13%
- Minnesota13%
- South Dakota13%
- Indiana14%
- Michigan14%
- Mississippi15%
- Ohio16%
- New Hampshire16%
- Wyoming16%
- North Dakota17%
- Missouri17%
- New York17%
- New Jersey18%
- Pennsylvania18%
- Vermont18%
- Massachusetts19%
- Idaho19%
- Montana19%
- Virginia20%
- Illinois22%
- Louisiana43%
4th Grade Reading: State NAEP Performance 2011
- Puerto RicoN/A
- District of Columbia19%
- New Mexico20%
- Mississippi22%
- Louisiana23%
- California25%
- Alaska25%
- Oklahoma26%
- Tennessee26%
- Nevada26%
- Arizona26%
- West Virginia27%
- Hawaii27%
- South Carolina28%
- Texas29%
- Arkansas30%
- Oregon30%
- Michigan31%
- South Dakota31%
- Idaho32%
- Georgia32%
- Maine32%
- Alabama32%
- Indiana32%
- Iowa33%
- Utah33%
- Wisconsin33%
- Missouri34%
- Illinois34%
- Washington34%
- North Carolina34%
- Ohio34%
- Minnesota35%
- Florida35%
- Wyoming35%
- New York35%
- Montana35%
- North Dakota36%
- Delaware36%
- Nebraska36%
- Rhode Island36%
- Kentucky36%
- Kansas36%
- Colorado38%
- Virginia39%
- Pennsylvania41%
- Vermont41%
- Connecticut42%
- Maryland43%
- New Hampshire43%
- New Jersey43%
- Massachusetts51%
4th Grade Math: State NAEP Performance 2011
- Puerto RicoN/A
- District of Columbia21%
- Mississippi25%
- Louisiana26%
- Alabama28%
- Tennessee30%
- New Mexico30%
- West Virginia31%
- Arizona33%
- Oklahoma34%
- California34%
- New York35%
- Michigan35%
- South Carolina36%
- Nevada36%
- Oregon36%
- Arkansas37%
- Alaska37%
- Georgia37%
- Florida37%
- Illinois38%
- Nebraska39%
- Idaho39%
- Texas39%
- Hawaii39%
- Delaware39%
- Kentucky39%
- South Dakota40%
- Missouri42%
- Iowa43%
- Rhode Island43%
- Utah43%
- Wyoming43%
- Indiana44%
- Washington45%
- North Carolina45%
- Maine45%
- Connecticut45%
- Ohio45%
- Montana45%
- Virginia46%
- North Dakota46%
- Colorado47%
- Wisconsin47%
- Pennsylvania48%
- Maryland48%
- Kansas48%
- Vermont49%
- New Jersey51%
- Minnesota53%
- New Hampshire58%
- Massachusetts58%
8th Grade Math: State NAEP Performance 2011
- Puerto RicoN/A
- District of Columbia17%
- Mississippi19%
- Alabama20%
- West Virginia21%
- Louisiana22%
- Tennessee24%
- New Mexico24%
- California25%
- Oklahoma27%
- Florida28%
- Georgia28%
- Nevada29%
- Arkansas29%
- Kentucky30%
- New York30%
- Hawaii30%
- Arizona31%
- Michigan31%
- Oregon32%
- Missouri32%
- Delaware32%
- South Carolina32%
- Illinois33%
- Nebraska33%
- Iowa34%
- Indiana34%
- Rhode Island34%
- Alaska35%
- Utah35%
- North Carolina37%
- Wyoming37%
- Idaho37%
- Connecticut38%
- Pennsylvania38%
- Ohio39%
- Maine39%
- Virginia40%
- Kansas40%
- Texas40%
- Washington40%
- Maryland41%
- Wisconsin41%
- South Dakota41%
- North Dakota42%
- Colorado43%
- New Hampshire44%
- Montana46%
- Vermont46%
- Minnesota47%
- New Jersey47%
- Massachusetts51%
8th Grade Reading: State NAEP Performance 2011
- Puerto RicoN/A
- District of Columbia16%
- Mississippi21%
- Louisiana22%
- New Mexico22%
- California24%
- West Virginia24%
- Hawaii26%
- Alabama26%
- Nevada26%
- South Carolina27%
- Oklahoma27%
- Texas27%
- Tennessee27%
- Georgia28%
- Arkansas28%
- Arizona28%
- Florida29%
- North Carolina31%
- Alaska31%
- Delaware32%
- Michigan32%
- Indiana32%
- Oregon33%
- Iowa33%
- Rhode Island34%
- Illinois34%
- Nebraska34%
- North Dakota34%
- Idaho34%
- South Dakota35%
- Wisconsin35%
- New York35%
- Utah36%
- Missouri36%
- Kansas36%
- Virginia36%
- Kentucky36%
- Washington37%
- Ohio37%
- Maine38%
- Pennsylvania38%
- Wyoming38%
- Minnesota39%
- Maryland40%
- Colorado40%
- New Hampshire40%
- Montana41%
- Connecticut44%
- Vermont45%
- New Jersey45%
- Massachusetts46%
Nationally Defined Graduation Rate 2009
- Nevada56%
- Mississippi62%
- District of Columbia62%
- New Mexico65%
- South Carolina66%
- Louisiana67%
- Georgia68%
- Puerto Rico68%
- Florida69%
- Alabama70%
- California71%
- Arizona73%
- Alaska73%
- New York74%
- Washington74%
- Delaware74%
- Arkansas74%
- North Carolina75%
- Indiana75%
- Wyoming75%
- Michigan75%
- Rhode Island75%
- Hawaii75%
- Texas75%
- Connecticut75%
- Oregon77%
- West Virginia77%
- Oklahoma77%
- Tennessee77%
- Kentucky78%
- Colorado78%
- Illinois78%
- Virginia78%
- Utah79%
- Ohio80%
- Maine80%
- Maryland80%
- Kansas80%
- Pennsylvania81%
- Idaho81%
- South Dakota82%
- Montana82%
- Nebraska83%
- Missouri83%
- Massachusetts83%
- New Hampshire84%
- New Jersey85%
- Iowa86%
- Minnesota87%
- North Dakota87%
- Vermont90%
- Wisconsin91%