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This list of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and their populations' educational attainment for all people of at least 25 years of age. The four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the ...
In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12 public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and universities.
Education Index. An Education index is a component of the Human Development Index published every year by the United Nations Development Programme. Alongside the Economical indicators and Life Expectancy Index, it helps measure the educational attainment. GNI (PPP) per capita and life expectancy are also used with the education index to get the ...
The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. [2] The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that ...
Education in California. Stanford University, located in the Santa Clara Valley, is one of the top universities in the world. The educational system in California consists of public, NPS, and private schools in the U.S. state of California, including the public University of California, California State University, and California Community ...
100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2010-11 school year) 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2017-18 school year) Categories: Lists of school districts in the United States by state or territory.
The Wren Building, built at the College of William & Mary in 1695, is the oldest academic building in the United States. The school held African slaves and their descendants for 170 years. Religious denominations established early colleges in order to train white, male ministers.
Louisiana was ranked the worst state to live in by WalletHub. Kevin Ruck/Shutterstock. WalletHub listed the 10 worst US states to live in based on five key metrics. It assessed each state's ...