The smartest state in the union is Massachusetts.
The dumbest, for the second consecutive year, is New Mexico.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by organ Quitno Press of the public school systems in all 50 states. States were rated on a variety of factors based on how they compare to the national average. These included such positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, student reading and math proficiency, and pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high drop-out rates and physical violence.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Massachusetts
2. Vermont
3. Connecticut
4. Montana
5. New Jersey
6. Maine
7. Pennsylvania
8. (tie) Wisconsin and Iowa
9. New York
10. Nebraska
11. Minnesota
12. Indiana
13. Wyoming
14. Kansas
15. Rhode Island
16. Virginia
17. Maryland
18. Delaware
19. Michigan
20. North Carolina
21. Ohio
22. Alaska
23. North Dakota
24. Utah
25. New Hampshire
26. Illinois
27. Missouri
28. West Virginia
29. Idaho
30. South Dakota
31. Oregon
32. Washington
33. Texas
34. Colorado
35. Georgia
36. Kentucky
37. Arkansas
38. Oklahoma
39. Florida
40. South Carolina
41. Tennessee
42. Hawaii
43. California
44. Arizona
45. Alabama
46. Louisiana
47. Mississippi
48. Nevada
49. New Mexico
Interesting I suppose......
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Lost username and posts etc. in melt down. Now, it might be, I cause the big melt down just to spy on you, but I'll never tell. 
Who am I kidding, I come from Oklahoma, we rank so low on the list, I'm lucky to spell melt down, no less cause one. 
