Education score
Test scores, how much children improve each school year, the trend in scores, and high school graduation. The share of adults with a college degree is left out. Every comparison on this site already adjusts for it, so a score that contained it would be adjusting for part of itself. This is the score here least tied to income.
Reported for2,859areas, in 50 states — none in DC, PR
Link to density0.11not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.21Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typeratestandard deviations
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
Nothing to draw here: this measure has no state figures. Its publisher reports it for counties. This site does not add county numbers up into state figures, since a home-made figure could clash with one an agency publishes itself. The chart above covers the whole country, year by year.
Where it comes from
· derived from 4 measures (CHR, SEDA)
The average of 4 measures from 2 publishers. Each measure is first put on a common scale: how many typical gaps between places (standard deviations) it sits above or below the average. Each is also flipped where needed, so higher is always better. Measures from the same publisher are averaged first, then the publishers are averaged together. Each level is scaled on its own. A county's score shows where it stands among counties, and a state's shows where it stands among states. The two are not on one scale, so do not compare them with each other. This is a summary, not a measurement.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 4 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Education score and Republican share of the two-party vote, 2020Where Education score is higher, Republican share of the two-party vote, 2020 tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Republican share of the two-party vote, 2020 by US county | +0.23 | +0.39 |
| Education score and Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024Where Education score is higher, Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 by US county | +0.21 | +0.39 |
| Education score and Homicide rateWhere Education score is higher, Homicide rate tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homicide rate by US county | -0.50 | -0.37 |
| Education score and Republican share of the two-party vote, 2016Where Education score is higher, Republican share of the two-party vote, 2016 tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Republican share of the two-party vote, 2016 by US county | +0.25 | +0.36 |
| Education score and Housing insecurityWhere Education score is higher, Housing insecurity tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Housing insecurity by US county | -0.46 | -0.34 |
| Education score and Children in single-parent householdsWhere Education score is higher, Children in single-parent households tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Children in single-parent households by US county | -0.43 | -0.33 |
| Education score and Share now marriedWhere Education score is higher, Share now married tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share now married by US county | +0.40 | +0.33 |
| Education score and Lack of reliable transportationWhere Education score is higher, Lack of reliable transportation tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Lack of reliable transportation by US county | -0.46 | -0.33 |
| Education score and Share White, not HispanicWhere Education score is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.32 | +0.32 |
| Education score and Republican share of the two-party vote, 2012Where Education score is higher, Republican share of the two-party vote, 2012 tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Republican share of the two-party vote, 2012 by US county | +0.27 | +0.32 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Education score and Share White, not HispanicWhere Education score is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.32 | +0.32 |
| Education score and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Education score is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.36 | -0.28 |
| Education score and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | -0.06 | -0.09 |
| Education score and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Education score is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.06 | -0.14 |
| Education score and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Education score is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.32 | -0.31 |
Highest and lowest
Of 2,859 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Gosper County, NE — 2.62
- Perkins County, NE — 2.62
- Choctaw County, MS — 2
- Kinney County, TX — 1.95
- King County, TX — 1.91
Lowest
- Oglala Lakota County, SD — -5.76
- Clarke County, GA — -3.83
- Ziebach County, SD — -3.14
- Todd County, SD — -3.13
- Hyde County, SD — -3.09
The middle area reports 0.101. The middle half of counties falls between -0.311 and 0.489 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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