States Ranked: Smartest to Dumbest

The smartest state in the union is Massachusetts.

The dumbest, for the second consecutive year, is New Mexico.

These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by organ Quitno Press of the public school systems in all 50 states. States were rated on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high drop-out rates and physical violence.

How does YOUR state rank?

1. Massachusetts
2. Vermont
3. Connecticut
4. Montana
5. New Jersey
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. (tie) Wisconsin and Iowa
9. New York
10. Nebraska
11. Minnesota
12. Indiana
13. Wyoming
14. Kansas
15. Rhode Island
16. Virginia
17. Maryland
18. Delaware
19. Michigan
20. North Carolina
21. Ohio
22. Alaska
23. North Dakota
24. Utah
25. New Hampshire
26. Illinois
27. Missouri
28. West Virginia
29. Idaho
30. South Dakota
31. Oregon
32. Washington
33. Texas
34. Colorado
35. Georgia
36. Kentucky
37. Arkansas
38. Oklahoma
39. Florida
40. South Carolina
41. Tennessee
42. Hawaii
43. California
44. Arizona
45. Alabama
46. Louisiana
47. Mississippi
48. Nevada
49. New Mexico

Interesting I suppose......

Will

We don't do it by state or county over here.  Every year the goverment releases a massive league table with every school in the country on it.  Totally pointless IMHO.  A good student will succeed despite a poor school and "You can lead a student to learning but you can't make him think."

Will

its funny, really, just dont think that means everyone from the south is that way:) 4 of the smartest people i have ever known are from Bama.
then again having met the locals i do have to say that some people really do fit into that list:)

LOL
good morning Mr Fozzer, i have no idea:) its prob best not ask or insult the locals when your 4000 miles from home and your only plane ride home is weeks away i'd preferr not to find out first hand
Cheers mate:)
Craig

Hey Fozzer   It's Fido, pay no attention to the new username, it's kind of like the wizard, in the "Wizard of Oz"  same little man, just hidden behind a different curtain. Glad to see you didn't lose your sense of humor in the big melt down.

                    Fido

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I'm surprised that California isn't on the bottom. The land of fruits and nuts.

Fozzer  Wish I'd thought of that, a motrocylce spy, cool.    Lost username and posts etc. in melt down.  Now, it might be, I cause the big melt down just to spy on you, but I'll never tell.   Who am I kidding, I come from Oklahoma, we rank so low on the list, I'm lucky to spell melt down, no less cause one.

If anyone outside of the U.S. would like to know where these places are, here is a useful map.... ...!



Cheers all... ...!
Paul.
(England).

P.S.  ...just as a matter of interest, have you noticed that Texas is about as far South as it is possible to get..... ....!
MMwwwwaaaahhhhhaaaa...... ....!
...sorry lads.... ...!
LOL...!

If you look into American History(if you're so inclined to such boredom), you'll see that the North/South-smartest/dumbest connection, has existed since the early days. I think it has something to do with season.(ie colder weather/probably more inclined to stay inside and read) My wife told me about a study she read about in school, that stated, basically, the warmer the weather, the slower the brain operates! I can tell you that, without a doubt, driving in South Florida on a hot day......definitely NOT much cranial activity from drivers around here!

Are there any major colleges in Massachusetts?

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the most renoud colleges in the world.  Not to mention Harvard and John Hopkins.