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Smartest States, 2006–2007

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 .

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