SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — South Carolina is listed as having a "low spending and weak school system" in a new study by WalletHub. The Palmetto State came in 42 out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for top-performing school systems in the United States. North Carolina placed 32.
The study measured school systems using 32 metrics, including school safety, class size and instructor credentials. Those metrics can be broken into two key dimensions: "Quality" and "Safety."
A state's quality score contributed most to their overall ranking. Test scores and drop rate metrics were weighed twice as much as the rest of the metrics in the quality dimension.
Massachusetts, which has the best school system, ranked first for both its school quality and safety.
South Carolina placed 44 for quality and 30 for safety.
The nation experienced learning setbacks and decreased test scores for many students since the pandemic. School systems are trying to find the resources and funding to meet the needs of their students and improve classroom quality.
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