20 States with the Worst Public School System in the US

1. Oklahoma

Pupil-to-Teacher Ratio as of Fall 2021: 16.2

SAT Mean Scores of High School Seniors as of 2023: 953

Per Pupil Expenditure on Education as of 2020-2021: $12,326 (In Constant USD as of 2022-2023)

Insider Monkey Score: 7

% of Graduating Class Taking the SAT as of 2021: 18%

Oklahoma ranks first on our list of the 20 States with the Worst Public School Systems in the US. The state has a 16.2 pupil-to-teacher ratio as of Fall 2021, with 43,090 teachers and a total student enrollment of 698,696 in public elementary and secondary schools as of the same year.

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