Education Working Paper No. 6  September 2004

Table 12: The School Efficiency Index for 2001 Alabama 108% Montana 132% Alaska 81% Nebraska 106% Arizona 109% Nevada 100% Arkansas 134% New Hampshire 98% California 92% New Jersey 70% Colorado 120% New Mexico 107% Connecticut 73% New York 74% Delaware 83% North Carolina 122% District of Columbia 36% North Dakota 116% Florida 109% Ohio 103% Georgia 102% Oklahoma 137% Hawaii 92% Oregon 105% Idaho 138% Pennsylvania 88% Illinois 98% Rhode Island 84% Indiana 100% South Carolina 106% Iowa 110% South Dakota 118% Kansas 123% Tennessee 118% Kentucky 134% Texas 116% Louisiana 118% Utah 146% Maine 82% Vermont 85% Maryland 91% Virginia 110% Massachusetts 90% Washington 112% Michigan 88% West Virginia 94% Minnesota 95% Wisconsin 95% Mississippi 124% Wyoming 103% Missouri 118%     Note: The School Efficiency Index gives students’ academic achievement as a percentage of the achievement level predicted by their teachability and state education spending.

Figure 12: Ranking of States by School Efficiency in 2001

Note: The School Efficiency Index gives students' academic achievement as a percentage of the achievement level predicted by their teachability and state education spending.

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