PHOENIX — Arizona public schools are struggling to keep up with others across the country.
This is according to a recent study completed by WalletHub.com.
Arizona’s public schools rank 48th out of 51. Only schools in Louisiana, Alaska, and New Mexico rank lower.
Arizona ranks 49th in dropout rates, tied with the District of Columbia and New Mexico. In terms of teacher-student ratio, he ranks 49th. It ranks 48th in public school spending.
That spending has fallen further, and the governor recently signed an expansion of the school voucher program so that taxes previously allocated to public school students could instead be used to offset a portion of private school tuition. signed a law to
Massachusetts schools rank #1, top scores on both math and reading tests, and tie for the top median ACT scores.
Full results can be found here: States with the best and worst school systems in 2022 (wallethub.com)
<iframe src="https://cdn.wallethub.com/wallethub/embed/5335/geochart-school-system-2022.html" width="556" height="347" frameBorder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><div style="width:556px;font-size:12px;color:#888;">Source: <a href="https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335">WalletHub</a></div>comment
