Top Smartest US States
22 items ranked
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.
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texas
52 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
2.
Massachusetts
29 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
3.
Montana
22 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
4.
Nebraska
15 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
5.
Wyoming
13 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
6.
Wisconsin
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
7.
New York
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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Maryland
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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Vermont
8 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
10.
Maine
8 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
11.
Pennsylvania
4 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
12.
South Dakota
4 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
13.
New Hampshire
1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
14.
Connecticut
0 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
15.
Iowa
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
16.
Kansas
-2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
17.
Idaho
-2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
18.
Rhode Island
-3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
19.
Minnesota
-5 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
20.
Virginia
-8 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
21.
New Jersey
Princeton is at center of state!
-12 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
22.
New Jersey
-12 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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