Smartest States, 2004–2007

2006–2007 rank	State	2004–2005 rank
1.	Vermont	3.
2.	Massachusetts	1.
3.	Connecticut	2.
4.	New Jersey	4.
5.	Maine	11.
6.	Virginia	12.
7.	Montana	10.
8.	Wisconsin	5.
9.	Iowa	8.
10.	Pennsylvania	9.
11.	Nebraska	13.
12.	New Hampshire	14.
13.	Minnesota	7.
14.	Rhode Island	23.
15.	Kansas	15.
16.	New York	6.
17.	South Dakota	22.
18.	Maryland	18.
19.	Wyoming	16.
20.	Idaho	29.
21.	North Dakota	19.
22.	Missouri	26.
23.	North Carolina	25.
24.	Indiana	17.
25.	Texas	33.
26.	South Carolina	32.
27.	Colorado	21.
28.	Delaware	27.
29.	Florida	39.
30.	Tennessee	41.
31.	Kentucky	37.
32.	Arkansas	36.
33.	Washington	30.
34.	Ohio	20.
35.	Illinois	24.
36.	Oklahoma	40.
37.	West Virginia	33.
38.	Utah	28.
39.	Michigan	31.
40.	Oregon	35.
41.	Georgia	38.
42.	Hawaii	42.
43.	New Mexico	50.
44.	Louisiana	46.
45.	Alabama	44.
46.	Alaska	45.
47.	California	43.
48.	Mississippi	47.
49.	Nevada	49.
50.	Arizona	48.

Methodology: The Smartest State designation is awarded on the basis of 21 factors selected from Morgan Quitno's annual reference book, Education State Rankings, 2006–2007. Rates for each of the 21 factors were processed through a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given category. The end result is that the farther below the national average a state’s education ranking is, the lower (and less smart) it ranks. The farther above the national average, the higher (and smarter) a state ranks.

Source: Morgan Quitno Press. Web: www.morganquitno.com .

Average Math and Science Scores of Fourth-Grade and Eighth-Grade Students by Country

Education

Number of U.S. Colleges and Universities and Degrees Awarded, 2003

- Cite
- Print