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NEW YORK - Personal finance website WalletHub released its report on the States with the Best & Worst School Systems in 2024 and New York is in the top 10!
WalletHub ranked New York as the 8th best school system in America.
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WalletHub said 1 is the best and 25 is average in the data below:
- 22nd – Reading Test Scores
- 6th – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
- 5th – Median ACT Score
- 27th – % of Licensed/Certified Public K–12 Teachers
- 24th – Dropout Rate
- 20th – Bullying Incidence Rate
- 1st – Existence of Digital Learning Plan
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What are the best public high schools in New York?
- Staten Island Technical High School
- Bronx High School of Science
- Townsend Harris High School
- Stuyvesant High School
- Scarsdale Senior High School
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What are the other states in the top 10?
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Wisconsin
- New Hampshire
- Nebraska
- New York
- Virginia
- North Dakota