MS education performance ranks near the bottom in national report

MS education performance ranks near the bottom in national report

According to a new study, Mississippi ranks as the second least educated state in the country in 2024.

The 2024 study by Writerbuddy.ai looks at educational attainment across all 50 states based on data from the 2022 American Community Survey by the United States Census Bureau. The study analyzed five metrics, graded on a 100-point scale, to determine each state’s overall score and ranking.

The five metrics used in the study are percentage of graduate or professional degrees, bachelor’s degrees or higher, associate’s degrees, high school diploma or equivalent, and less than a high school diploma.

The report found Mississippi has 22.48% of residents with a bachelor’s degree, 8.34% of residents with a graduate degree and 12.76% of residents with less than a high school diploma.

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