The 15 most educated states in the US — and the 15 least educated

Test scores, among 17 other metrics, were used to rank US states in a recent study.

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• Education can look widely different across state lines in the US.
• A WalletHub study ranked all US states by educational attainment and quality-of-education metrics.
• Massachusetts ranked highest, while West Virginia ranked lowest.

Education in the US is far from a monolith.

From long-standing education hubs in the Northeast to improvement efforts in the South...