State | Overall Grade | ALEC Rank | NAEP Rank | School Choice Grade | Charter School Grade | Digital Learning | Homeschool Burden | Teacher Quality | Academic Standards | Special Award | Per-Pupil Spending |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska |
D+
| 47th | -- | F | F | D+ | A | D- | B+ | $17,510 | |
Alabama |
C
| 26th | -- | C- | D | D- | B | C | B- | $9,258 | |
Arkansas |
C
| 22nd | -- | D- | D | C | B | C+ | A | $9,900 | |
Arizona |
B+
| 1st | -- | A | A | C+ | B | D | B | $7,772 | |
California |
C
| 25th | -- | F | B | D- | B | D+ | B | $11,420 | |
Colorado |
C
| 27th | -- | F | B | D+ | C | D+ | A | $9,619 | |
Connecticut |
C-
| 36th | -- | F | D | F | A | C+ | B | $19,615 | |
District of Columbia |
B
| 5th | -- | C- | A | -- | C | D+ | A | $21,134 | |
Delaware |
C-
| 37th | -- | F | D | D- | B | B- | B- | $14,397 | |
Florida |
B+
| 2nd | -- | A | B | A- | C | B+ | A | $9,176 | |
Georgia |
B
| 4th | -- | B+ | C | B | B | B- | B+ | $9,835 | |
Hawaii |
D+
| 49th | -- | F | D | D | C | D+ | B | $13,748 | |
Iowa |
C-
| 41st | -- | C- | F | D | A | D+ | D+ | $11,148 | |
Idaho |
C
| 18th | -- | F | C | C | A | C | B+ | $7,178 | |
Illinois |
C+
| 14th | -- | C+ | D | D- | A | C+ | A | $14,327 | |
Indiana |
B+
| 3rd | -- | B+ | A | B- | A | B- | C+ | $9,691 | |
Kansas |
C-
| 33rd | -- | D- | F | B- | B | D+ | A | $10,216 | |
Kentucky |
C-
| 44th | -- | F | D | D | B | C- | B- | $9,831 | |
Louisiana |
C+
| 11th | -- | D+ | C | B- | C | B+ | B- | $11,169 | |
Massachusetts |
C
| 21st | -- | F | B | D+ | D | B- | A | $16,986 | |
Maryland |
C-
| 35th | -- | D | D | C | C | D+ | A | $14,523 | |
Maine |
C-
| 31st | -- | D | D | C | C | D+ | B+ | $14,202 | |
Michigan |
C+
| 10th | -- | F | B | C | A | C | B+ | $11,051 | |
Minnesota |
C
| 15th | -- | F | A | B+ | C | C- | B- | $12,364 | |
Missouri |
C-
| 30th | -- | F | C | D+ | A | C | C | $10,385 | |
Mississippi |
C-
| 32nd | -- | D- | D | D- | B | C | B+ | $8,692 | |
Montana |
C-
| 43rd | -- | C | F | F | B | F | B+ | $11,374 | |
North Carolina |
C+
| 13th | -- | D+ | C | C | C | C+ | B+ | $8,717 | |
North Dakota |
D+
| 1st | -- | F | F | F | C | D | C+ | $13,358 | |
Nebraska |
D
| 51st | -- | F | F | F | B | D | C+ | $12,379 | |
New Hampshire |
C-
| 38th | -- | D- | D | D | C | D+ | B+ | $15,535 | |
New Jersey |
C
| 16th | -- | F | C | D- | A | B | A | $19,041 | |
New Mexico |
C
| 20th | -- | F | C | C | B | C | A | $9,959 | |
Nevada |
B
| 6th | -- | B+ | C | B+ | B | C- | B+ | $8,753 | |
New York |
C
| 23rd | -- | F | B | D- | D | B | A | $22,231 | |
Ohio |
C-
| 28th | -- | D- | C | D | C | B- | C+ | $11,933 | |
Oklahoma |
B-
| 8th | -- | C- | C | C+ | A | D+ | A | $8,091 | |
Oregon |
D+
| 46th | -- | F | D | C | C | D- | B | $10,823 | |
Pennsylvania |
C
| 17th | -- | C+ | C | D | D | C | B | $15,165 | |
Rhode Island |
C-
| 29th | -- | D- | D | C | D | B | A | $16,082 | |
South Carolina |
C+
| 12th | -- | D- | B | B- | C | C+ | B | $10,045 | |
South Dakota |
D+
| 48th | -- | D | F | C | C | F | B | $9,355 | |
Tennessee |
C
| 24th | -- | D- | C | F | C | B | A | $8,876 | |
Texas |
C
| 19th | -- | F | C | B- | A | B- | C- | $9,352 | |
Utah |
B-
| 9th | -- | D- | C | A- | B | C | A- | $7,006 | |
Virginia |
C-
| 42nd | -- | D- | F | B | D | C+ | C- | $11,435 | |
Vermont |
C-
| 40th | -- | C+ | F | D- | D | D | B+ | $19,023 | |
Washington |
C-
| 34th | -- | F | D | B- | D | C- | B | $11,484 | |
Wisconsin |
B
| 7th | -- | A | C | D | B | D+ | A | $11,664 | |
West Virginia |
C-
| 45th | -- | F | F | B- | D | C+ | B | $11,424 | |
Wyoming |
C-
| 39th | -- | F | D | C- | B | D | B | $16,431 |
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