State Rankings
Learn more about how states measure up in school finance, student achievement, and socioeconomic factors affecting long-term student success
Quality Counts
Quality Counts was Education Week’s annual report card grading the nation and the states on their performance in K-12 education.
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Nation Gets a C-Minus on K-12 Achievement
Examine the grades and scores that states and the nation earned on the K-12 Achievement Index in Quality Counts 2020.
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From Our Research Center
Map: A-F Grades, Rankings for States on School Quality
Here’s a map showing grades for all the states on this year’s Quality Counts summative report card, on which the nation gets a C overall, along with a snapshot of the top- and bottom-ranking states.
Quality Counts
Special Report
Quality Counts 2020: School Finance
This second of three Quality Counts 2020 installments provides national rankings and state-by-state grades on school finances at a time when school leaders prepare to navigate the fiscal crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education Funding
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Nation Gets a 'C' on School Finance, Even as Economic Downturn Takes Hold
Wyoming once again takes the top spot in Quality Counts' annual ranking of the states on school finance, while 22 states receive grades between C-minus and D-minus.
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From Our Research Center
A User's Guide to the Grading and Methodology
Here's a quick and easy guide to the grading scale and each of the indicators that go into making up the 50-state grades for school finance.
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State Grades on School Finance: 2020 Map and Rankings
Examine the grades and scores that states and the nation earned on school finance, along with how they scored on a host of socioeconomic and other indicators that go into those rankings.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alabama
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arizona
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Montana
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in California
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Colorado
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Nebraska
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.