Study: California Has the 12th Worst School System in U.S.

California -- Children may be heading back to the classrooms but a new study says California has the some of the worst public schools in the nation.

A study by personal finance website, WalletHub, titled "2016's States with the Best & Worst School Systems," found the Golden State is home to the 12th Worst School System in the U.S.

In order to identify the best school systems in the country, WalletHub’s analysts compared the quality of education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from pupil-teacher ratio to dropout rate to average SAT and ACT scores.

Here's how California stacked up in the different categories with one being the best and 25 being average.

• 46th – Math Test Score
• 47th – Reading Test Score
• 51st – Pupil-Teacher Ratio
• 33rd – Dropout Rate
• 35th – Average SAT Score
• 22nd – Percentage of Licensed/Certified Public K–12 Teachers
• 43rd – Disciplinary-Incidents Rate per 100,000 Students

To read the full report, go to https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335/

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