How North Dakota Education Ranks Against Neighboring States

In North Dakota, education is a priority for most communities, taking pride in our youngsters who will be the next generation's leaders, but how do we stack up against other states?

Our friends over at Wallet Hub took a comprehensive approach, accounting for performance, funding, safety, and class size, which were among the 32 metrics observed throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To determine the top-performing school systems in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key metrics.

Cumulatively, North Dakota comes in ranked 16th overall, with the state finishing 4th in median SAT scores as its only top 5 showing across the metrics.

The state came in 11th overall for quality; however, they finished in the back half at 26 in safety.

North Dakota also outpaced its neighbors, finishing higher than Montana (18th), Wyoming (25), South Dakota (29), and Minnesota (27).

Source: WalletHub

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Here is how each state ranked

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	Quality Rank	Safety Rank
1	Massachusetts	74.34	1	2
2	Connecticut	67.47	2	6
3	New Jersey	63.81	3	21
4	Virginia	61.32	6	5
5	New Hampshire	60.80	4	15
6	Wisconsin	59.71	5	17
7	Rhode Island	59.07	8	8
8	Indiana	58.68	9	12
9	Maryland	58.54	16	4
10	New York	57.51	7	20
11	Utah	56.83	12	16
12	Delaware	56.59	30	1
13	Nebraska	56.48	17	10
14	Maine	56.41	26	3
15	Illinois	56.29	10	27
16	North Dakota	56.23	11	26
17	Kentucky	55.78	20	11
18	Montana	55.09	13	29
19	Vermont	54.45	25	13
20	Washington	54.16	24	7
21	Florida	53.96	27	9
22	Pennsylvania	53.84	18	28
23	Iowa	53.83	22	22
24	District of Columbia	53.68	21	24
25	Wyoming	53.67	19	30
26	Tennessee	53.23	14	45
27	Minnesota	52.77	23	32
28	Colorado	51.86	15	46
29	South Dakota	51.72	28	23
30	California	50.46	29	37
31	North Carolina	50.07	35	14
32	Texas	49.85	32	18
33	Kansas	47.26	31	47
34	Arkansas	47.26	36	38
35	Ohio	47.17	37	33
36	Idaho	47.06	34	42
37	Michigan	46.94	40	25
38	Georgia	46.05	38	41
38	Missouri	45.76	33	51
40	Mississippi	44.12	39	50
41	South Carolina	43.92	43	31
42	Hawaii	43.84	41	40
43	Alabama	42.92	44	35
44	Louisiana	41.89	42	48
45	West Virginia	39.93	48	19
46	Nevada	39.50	45	49
47	Oregon	38.16	46	43
48	Arizona	37.70	47	44
49	Alaska	35.88	49	36
50	Oklahoma	32.62	50	34
51	New Mexico	30.37	51	39

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