The best (and worst) public school systems in America

The best (and worst) public school systems in AmericaThe best (and worst) public school systems in AmericaParents, listen up ifyoure considering moving to another state for your careers sake, youll probably want to think about how the areas public school system compares to those in other states. And, if youre thinking about packing up for Massachusetts, youre about to get some good newsNew research from WalletHub shows that its the state with the best public schools in 2018.WalletHub analyzed all 50 states and D.C. in terms of safety and quality, then broke those down further in terms of 25 other factors before eventually giving each area a total score out of 100 points. The company used information from the U.S. Census Bureau, among many other sources.The 10 states with the best public school systemsHere are the 10 states with the best overall scores1) Massachusetts (total score 74.16)2) New Jersey (total score 67.09)3) Connecticut (total score 66.93)4) New Hampshire (total score 65 .11)5) Vermont (total score 63.18)6) Virginia (total score 63.03)7) Minnesota (total score 60.34)8) Maryland (total score 57.82)9) Wisconsin (total score 57.59)10) Colorado (total score 57.45)New Mexico came in last place (51) with a total score of 31.53.Heres how the states stack up against each otherCheck out the breakdownHow important is a schools caliber?Theodore G. Zervas, Associate Professor of Education/M.A.T.C. Coordinator at North Park University,told WalletHub about how crucial a schools caliber is in comparison to other aspects.While teachers and school resources are important they are not the main contributing factor to a childs success. Rather a childs family hintergrund and childs support network outside of school are the most important factors in a students success. The more people behind the child the more likely he/she will succeed, he said.