Florida crowned best in the US for education - thanks to high graduation rates ... trends now
Americans living a red state are receiving the best education even though the governor has been criticized for using the classroom for his cultural war.
Florida has topped the chart for the second year in a row, as Governor Ron DeSantis has redesigning the educational system by banning discussions about sexuality and gender and letting parents decide what materials are used.
While the laws have sparked criticism, a new report has determined that Florida performs best in college readiness among children in pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) through 12th grade and state universities have a 74 percent graduation rate.
However, the state fell short in math and reading scores among students in elementary school.
The other states that followed Florida were Utah, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Colorado.
Americans living a red state are receiving the best education even though the governor has been criticized for using the classroom for his cultural war
'Florida is the number one state in the country for education,' DeSantis said last month.
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'By focusing on core academic subjects and rejecting indoctrination in the classroom, we have become a standard-bearer for educational excellence.'
The ranking was conducted by US News & World Report, which used 10 metrics broken down into two groups: higher education and pre-k through 12th grade.
The metrics included preschool enrollment, college readiness, reading and math scores, high school graduation rates, debt at college graduation, college tuition and fees, educational attainment and two- and four-year college graduation rates.
Florida had the highest-rates for timely graduation in public colleges offering both two- and four-year degrees.
And those attending four-year schools had the lowest average costs for tuition and fees - the average yearly tuition is about $6,000.
In regards to pre-K through high school, Florida showed top scores in preparing students for college, which helped them succeed in taking the SAT, ACT or both.
The state ranked 12th for preschool enrollment and ninth in high school
