In a Wallethub survey of 2021’s States with the Best and Worst School System, Oklahoma ranked 46th as one of the worst states.

Oklahoma has the 49th lowest median SAT score. Only West Virginia and the District of Columbia are worse.

Oklahoma is tied with Tennessee for the 40th lowest median ACT score.

WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key measures of quality and safety. The data set ranges from pupil-teacher ratio and dropout rate to median standardized-test scores.

States with the Best School Systems

  1. Massachusetts
  2. Connecticut
  3. New Jersey
  4. Virginia
  5. New Hampshire
  6. Maryland
  7. Delaware
  8. Nebraska
  9. Wisconsin
  10. Vermont

States with the Worst School Systems

  1. Oregon
  2. South Carolina
  3. West Virginia
  4. Mississippi
  5. Oklahoma
  6. Alabama
  7. Alaska
  8. Arizona
  9. Louisiana
  10. New Mexico
  • Alabama has the lowest dropout rate, 8.30 percent, which is 3.7 times lower than in the District of Columbia, the highest at 31.10 percent.
  • Vermont has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, 10.83, which is 2.2 times lower than in Arizona, the highest at 23.56.
  • Massachusetts has the lowest share of high school students who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property, 4.50 percent, which is 2.8 times lower than in Louisiana, the highest at 12.40 percent.
  • The District of Columbia has the lowest share of high school students who were bullied online, 8.90 percent, which is 2.3 times lower than in New Hampshire, the highest at 20.10 percent.

To view the full report, visit wallethub.com.