9. Texas
Average SAT Score, Adjusted for Participation: 1539
Education Weekly ranked Texas education system 11th from the bottom in the country. Their spending per student of $8,592 is eighth from the bottom, which can be somewhat justified by a large number of students in the second most populous state. And they are 9th from the bottom in their SAT score. All these facts should really give Texas educational authorities something to ponder about.

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