Rank

State

Percentage

1

Hawaii........................................................

90.0

%

2

Washington...............................................

68.7

3

Michigan....................................................

67.8

4

Delaware..................................................

67.3

5

Kentucky...................................................

66.5

6

Arkansas....................................................

65.9

7

New Mexico............................................

65.6

8

Alabama....................................................

64.8

9

North Carolina........................................

64.2

10

Idaho...........................................................

63.8

11

Alaska.........................................................

63.6

12

Utah...................................................

62.8

West Virginia...........................................

62.8

14

Oklahoma..................................................

62.5

15

California...................................................

59.9

16

Kansas.................................................

57.7

Mississippi.................................................

57.7

18

Oregon.......................................................

55.4

19

Minnesota.................................................

54.9

20

Wisconsin...................................................

54.5

21

Iowa............................................................

53.6

22

South Carolina.........................................

52.7

23

Indiana........................................................

52.6

24

Georgia......................................................

52.1

25

Tennessee.................................................

50.8

26

Louisiana....................................................

50.5

27

Florida.........................................................

48.6

28

Wyoming....................................................

48.1

29

Montana....................................................

46.9

30

Maine..........................................................

46.8

31

Colorado....................................................

44.1

32

Texas...........................................................

42.9

33

North Dakota..........................................

42.4

34

Arizona......................................................

41.8

35

Pennsylvania............................................

41.4

36

Ohio.............................................................

41.3

37

RHODE ISLAND

40.7

38

Maryland...................................................

40.0

39

New Jersey..............................................

39.3

40

Missouri.....................................................

39.1

New York.....................................................

39.1

42

Connecticut..............................................

38.6

43

Nebraska...................................................

37.6

44

Virginia.......................................................

36.8

45

Massachusetts........................................

36.0

46

Nevada.......................................................

33.5

47

South Dakota...........................................

32.0

48

Vermont....................................................

28.9

49

Illinois..........................................................

27.0

50

New Hampshire.....................................

6.6

District of Columbia..............................

NA

U. S. Average

48.7

%

Source: National Education Association,
Rankings of the States - 1997, Table F-10.