The American Legislative Exchange Council has ranked each state on its school choice programs and educational environments.

The states with the lowest school spending per pupil are largely in the South, indicating educational inequalities nationwide.

Conversely, New Mexico was the state with the worst public school ranking. More From Newsweek Vault: Best Savings Accounts for Kids and Teens Oklahoma, Arizona, Alaska and Louisiana joined New ...

The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to traditional high schools, the rankings encompass charter ...

TEA is prevented from sharing more recent school ratings from the 2023-24 school year due to a separate, ongoing lawsuit. According to TEA, "school performance ratings from the 20 ...