Providing a sound education for children is a priority for many parents. The only difficult thing about it is choosing the right school. While you might feel like your options are limited to where you live now, you might have a move in your future. And more so, there are many things to consider when choosing the perfect place to send your children to school. There are states that consistently rank in the top 5 and those that… don’t. In this list, we’ve scoured the internet to bring you the best states for Black schooling. We’ve evaluated U.S. News education rankings [1] and how well states are educating their students. We used the latest 2020 Best High School Rankings [2]. WalletHub’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems [3] was broken down into metrics for quality, safety, lowest dropout rate, highest test scores, and more. And last, but not least, our final evaluation was on the states and their population [4]. With some states having a Black percentage of less than 1%, it’s hard for me to believe that they would be comprehensively beneficial to Black students no matter how well the education system is. Therefore, we kept this list to states that have at least a 5% Black population. With education and diversity in mind, here are the thirteen best states for Black schooling. 13. Missouri At the top of this list, we have Missouri. Now some of these states might seem a little questionable, but they each have their place for a reason. Starting with the top 25 states in the country, Missouri still makes the cut. For full transparency, WalletHub ranks the state at 32 in terms of quality. While it has a higher education ranking of 26, it is ranked 21 for primary and secondary education. When it comes to the national rankings of the high schools, 10.7% of their schools fall into the top 25% of schools in the country. The reason Missouri was still able to make the cut is because the state is relatively diverse with a Black population of 11.57%. 12. Ohio While Ohio’s higher education ranking is lacking at 38, they slightly make up for it with a ranking of 18 in primary and secondary education. WalletHub gives the state a quality ranking of 33 and a safety ranking of 38. 23% of its high schools are ranked in the country’s top 25%. The state also has a decent diversity ratio with a 12.3 percentage of Black residents. 11. Wisconsin Wisconsin has one of the lower Black population percentages on this list with 6.38%, but we can’t deny that there are amazing aspects about their school system. While higher education is ranked at 11, Pre-K to 12 is ranked at 16. The state does well in high school national rankings as well. Wisconsin has 32.2% of their schools ranked in the top 25%, 11.9% of schools in the top 10%, and 4.9% in the top 5%. The state is also tied with Minnesota as having the highest median SAT score in the country. 10. Kansas Similarly to some of the states on this list, Kansas was one of those states that knocked higher ranking states because their Black population was so low. Even so, the state has a good education system. Right in the middle of the country, Kansas has a higher education ranking of 13 and a primary/secondary school ranking of 15. WalletHub ranks the state as 27th in overall quality and 25th for safety. 10.7% of the high schools in the country are ranked in the top 25%. Kansas just skims by over this list’s diversity quota with a Black population percentage of 5.84. 9. Minnesota Minnesota is another state that fairs relatively well when looking at it as a whole. The state has a higher education rank of 20 with a primary/secondary school rank of 12. 18.4% of its high schools are ranked in the top 25% within the country. While WalletHub gives the state a ranking of 22 in safety, their quality ranking sits at a high 6, and there are reasons for that. Minnesota has the second highest math scores in the country. The state is also tied with Wisconsin for the highest median SAT scores as well. One thing to be aware of is that Minnesota just makes the list’s diversity quota with a 6.19% Black population. 8. Maryland While some might like to think that Washington, D.C. is a part of Maryland, it is not. So don’t associate any of this information with the country’s capital. When it comes to higher education, Maryland falls at 17 and it’s Pre-K to 12 ranking is 11. 39.6% of the state’s high schools fall in the country’s top 25%. The state is also ranked ninth in safety and eleventh in quality by WalletHub. Maryland is also one of the most diverse states in the country with a 29.78% population of Black residents. 7. Pennsylvania No state is perfect, and Pennsylvania has a few flaws. Let’s start with those. Pennsylvania’s higher education system is ranked last, which could be inconsequential if you’re kid dreams to attend an out of state college. WalletHub also ranks Pennsylvania relatively low in both quality and safety, with a 22 and 30 ranking, respectively. Even with a ranking of 30, the state comes in fifth place for the lowest % of threatened/injured high school students. There are upsides to this state which earned it the number 7 ranking on this list. 26.5% of the state’s schools are ranked in the top 25% of the country’s schools. Pennsylvania also meets this list’s diversity requirement with 11.13% of its population being Black. Lastly, the state’s primary and secondary education systems are ranked tenth which makes this state ideal for young children. 6. Virginia, A Top State For Black Schooling Virginia is another state that often fairs well when it’s education system is evaluated. Primary, secondary, and higher education are all ranked within the [...]
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