Many states offer excellent higher education opportunities, while others suffer subpar educational standards. These states can be influenced by factors such as the overall state income or the percentage of residents in that state who hold some type of degree.
It’s been reported that the state’s education score has been affected mainly by South Dakota’s poor funding for public schools. This does not set up students to be successful, which only sets them back further.
The high school situation in Indiana is not bad — about 86.8% of students graduate, which is above the nation’s average. However, only 25.6% of all adults obtain their bachelor’s degree, ranking Indiana ninth lowest in the United States.
South Carolina has one of the worst education programs in the United States. The public schools have a very low number of graduates, and the students’ state test scores are dismal.
While Alaska may have one of the highest annual school spending budgets, they lack elsewhere. Alaska has a 76.2% graduation rate, which is very low compared to the nation’s average.