Best School Counties

Counties with the highest education scores — based on graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment.

Based on NCES and Census ACS education data.

Showing top 100 of 3120 counties with data

#	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Hardin County, Illinois	95.8	69.2	94.1	20.7
2	Hamilton County, New York	92.7	74.7	80.7	28.4
3	Alpine County, California	86.6	83	55.6	55.7
4	Dukes County, Massachusetts	85.7	88.3	47.1	50.2
5	Putnam County, New York	83.4	39.5	38.1	66.5
6	Aleutians East Borough, Alaska	82.2	N/A	78.2	30.8
7	Nassau County, New York	80.1	59.6	22.1	77
8	Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska	79.7	84.8	76.9	25.5
9	New York County, New York	79.7	76.9	28.7	51.6
10	Essex County, New York	79.4	58.5	76.8	29.2
11	Westchester County, New York	78.3	58.2	29.9	60.7
12	Suffolk County, New York	78	50.1	29	67.1
13	Rockland County, New York	77.1	52.4	32.4	55.6
14	Ulster County, New York	76.9	47.6	60	36.8
15	Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska	76.5	82.1	72.1	49.1
16	Nome Census Area, Alaska	75.8	58.8	72.7	33.4
17	Hunterdon County, New Jersey	74.8	45.9	40.7	74.4
18	Taliaferro County, Georgia	74.7	67	87.4	14.8
19	Columbia County, New York	73.5	58.7	65.9	38
20	Sullivan County, New York	73.3	41.4	71.2	29
21	Orange County, New York	73.1	36.4	46.5	46.4
22	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	72.9	96.2	21.4	61.5
23	Wheeler County, Nebraska	72.6	76.6	90.5	19.9
24	Sussex County, New Jersey	71.9	32.8	50.3	58
25	Wayne County, Pennsylvania	71.8	66.7	76.1	24
26	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	71.5	82.3	52.9	45
27	Chugach Census Area, Alaska	71.3	76.5	66.2	41.2
28	Grafton County, New Hampshire	71.3	49.3	62.6	38.2
29	Tompkins County, New York	71.3	36.2	62.1	31
30	Sioux County, Nebraska	71.2	68.1	82.8	18.7
31	Greene County, New York	71.2	55.6	71.2	31.7
32	Schoharie County, New York	71.2	40.8	76.9	29.9
33	Elk County, Kansas	71.1	46.3	90.5	20
34	Monmouth County, New Jersey	71.1	52.6	39.8	63.5
35	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska	71	90.6	83.6	24.2
36	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	70.7	89	59.5	49.4
37	Morris County, New Jersey	70.7	51.8	34.9	71.4
38	Carroll County, New Hampshire	70.6	72.6	67.4	37.5
39	McPherson County, Nebraska	70.4	72.4	86.5	23.4
40	Yates County, New York	70.4	48.3	78.9	27.5
41	Bergen County, New Jersey	70.3	54.9	32.7	64.1
42	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	70.1	83	69.5	33.7
43	Dutchess County, New York	70.1	47.1	51.1	46.9
44	Franklin County, New York	70.1	49.4	80.9	25
45	Teton County, Wyoming	70.1	91.1	46	56.9
46	Doddridge County, West Virginia	70	89.1	87.7	23.3
47	Cape May County, New Jersey	69.7	65	59.6	40.9
48	Wyoming County, Pennsylvania	69.6	64.5	77.2	29.3
49	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	69.5	89.8	89	30.7
50	Sullivan County, Pennsylvania	69.5	72.7	82.8	25.7
51	Somerset County, New Jersey	69.4	48.6	35.4	72.1
52	Clinton County, New York	69.3	46.7	75.8	28.6
53	Schuyler County, New York	69.3	47.8	78.4	26.2
54	Pike County, Pennsylvania	69.3	63	62.9	35.2
55	Allegany County, New York	69.1	19.5	83.3	23.4
56	Steuben County, New York	69	31.3	78.5	25.6
57	Ocean County, New Jersey	68.9	52.4	52.2	39.8
58	Warren County, New Jersey	68.9	31.3	56.3	48.4
59	Worcester County, Maryland	68.8	81	65.9	36.6
60	Garden County, Nebraska	68.6	69.1	87.5	12.6
61	Burlington County, New Jersey	68.5	34.2	48.9	52.1
62	St. Lawrence County, New York	68.5	38.1	80.9	23.8
63	Atlantic County, New Jersey	68.3	32.7	58.7	33.5
64	Genesee County, New York	68.1	31.7	75.6	30.4
65	Wayne County, New York	68.1	30.5	74.5	31.6
66	Surry County, Virginia	68	84.6	78.7	30
67	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	67.9	82.3	41	53.4
68	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	67.9	72.6	31.3	66.1
69	Mitchell County, Kansas	67.8	48.8	83.8	21.4
70	Delaware County, New York	67.8	53.4	78.8	22.7
71	Cortland County, New York	67.6	27.8	75.5	27.5
72	Salem County, New Jersey	67.5	17	63.5	34.6
73	Orleans County, New York	67.4	18	76.1	25.1
74	Skagway Municipality, Alaska	67.3	92.6	71	34.7
75	DuPage County, Illinois	67.3	43.4	49.5	55.5
76	Rockingham County, New Hampshire	67.3	56.5	46.5	57.7
77	Otsego County, New York	67.3	55.7	76.3	27.2
78	Ontario County, New York	67.2	40.4	69.7	35.5
79	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	67.2	50.6	62.7	37.2
80	Cook County, Minnesota	67.1	80.1	76.4	30.2
81	Loup County, Nebraska	67.1	79.8	85.7	22.7
82	Forest County, Pennsylvania	67.1	73.1	86.6	16.1
83	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	66.8	71.6	31.6	65.9
84	Fallon County, Montana	66.8	86.1	81.2	30.6
85	Madison County, New York	66.8	37.7	75.2	31.1
86	Wyoming County, New York	66.8	37.6	80.7	28.4
87	Steele County, North Dakota	66.8	75.5	87.2	35.8
88	Lake County, Illinois	66.7	27	53.3	54.5
89	Cattaraugus County, New York	66.6	26.5	83.2	21.4
90	Lewis County, New York	66.6	54.5	80.1	28
91	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	66.6	63.4	51.7	56.4
92	Dundy County, Nebraska	66.5	79.2	88.7	20.3
93	Chenango County, New York	66.5	35.1	79.9	23.9
94	Rensselaer County, New York	66.5	40.6	65.1	40
95	Pitkin County, Colorado	66.4	91.2	40.9	48.9
96	Berkshire County, Massachusetts	66.4	63.7	68.7	30.8
97	Blaine County, Nebraska	66.3	68.9	84.7	23.4
98	Montour County, Pennsylvania	66.3	73.3	74	31
99	Coffey County, Kansas	66.2	69.6	80.8	27.4
100	Broome County, New York	66.2	28.1	76.9	23.2

Data: U.S. Census ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS. Scores are 0-100 (higher is better).