Education Working Paper No. 6  September 2004

Table 13: The Adjusted School Efficiency Index for 2001 Alabama 98% Alaska 86% Arizona 102% Arkansas 119% California 114% Colorado 114% Connecticut 75% Delaware NA District of Columbia 43% Florida 106% Georgia 93% Hawaii 108% Idaho 125% Illinois 94% Indiana 91% Iowa 101% Kansas 114% Kentucky 123% Louisiana 111% Maine NA Maryland 104% Massachusetts 89% Michigan 84% Minnesota 91% Mississippi 113% Missouri 108% Montana 126% Nebraska 99% Nevada 98% New Hampshire 101% New Jersey 78% New Mexico 101% New York 93% North Carolina 117% North Dakota 107% Ohio 97% Oklahoma 123% Oregon 111% Pennsylvania 89% Rhode Island NA South Carolina 100% South Dakota 110% Tennessee 105% Texas 104% Utah 141% Vermont 95% Virginia 106% Washington 114% West Virginia 97% Wisconsin 93% Wyoming 107% Note: The Adjusted School Efficiency Index gives students’ academic achievement as a percentage of the achievement level predicted by their teachability and state education spending adjusted for cost of living. Data on cost of living were not available in Delaware, Maine, and Rhode Island.

Figure 13: Ranking of States by Adjusted School Efficiency in 2001

Note: The Adjusted School Efficiency Index gives students' academic achievement as a percentage of the achievement level predicted by their teachability and state education spending adjusted for cost of living. Data on cost of living were not available in Delaware, Maine, and Rhode Island.

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