Public High School rankings in America.

[PaulS]

I just saw that earlier. Calif had loads. But I think that it is more to do with the depth of good schools. Think about how many good colleges there are in Boston vs. other states. The midwest and south may have 1-2 very good schools in each state but after their top tier, their schools suck.

[Flaptail]

It is a known fact that the better and more up to date facilities a school district has the school testing and graduating rates improve as well.

The states you mentioned have all embarked on massive school renovation/addition/new building projects which incorporate the latest technologies for learning and environmental controls.

The Los Angeles Unified School district is currently in the midst of a 4.1 Billion dollar school facility upgrade program. Thats a lot of money and down south in Florida and other states as well have made the committment.

Though we might live in one of the wealthiest areas of the country when it comes to state and municipal funding for school infrastructure and learning we are dismally underfunded.

This has a direct impact on student achievement.