Public Schools:  Pass? Or Fail?
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Exact question wording: "If you were grading the public schools where you live, and you could give the public schools either a passing grade … or a failing grade ... how would you grade the public schools where you live?"
#	State	Pass	Fail
1	Alabama	54%	39%
2	Alaska	60%	31%
3	Arizona	47%	39%
4	Arkansas	61%	31%
5	California	50%	39%
6	Colorado	61%	30%
7	Connecticut	63%	29%
8	Delaware	49%	41%
9	Florida	53%	35%
10	Georgia	55%	36%
11	Hawaii	38%	51%
12	Idaho	59%	36%
13	Illinois	59%	35%
14	Indiana	61%	32%
15	Iowa	72%	23%
16	Kansas	68%	25%
17	Kentucky	61%	32%
18	Louisiana	44%	47%
19	Maine	64%	29%
20	Maryland	56%	37%
21	Massachusetts	62%	29%
22	Michigan	66%	29%
23	Minnesota	67%	28%
24	Mississippi	58%	34%
25	Missouri	61%	33%
26	Montana	67%	29%
27	Nebraska	67%	26%
28	Nevada	41%	47%
29	New Hampshire	68%	26%
30	New Jersey	66%	28%
31	New Mexico	42%	52%
32	New York	53%	36%
33	North Carolina	53%	38%
34	North Dakota	78%	17%
35	Ohio	58%	37%
36	Oklahoma	60%	35%
37	Oregon	51%	41%
38	Pennsylvania	59%	34%
39	Rhode Island	49%	43%
40	South Carolina	50%	40%
41	South Dakota	71%	23%
42	Tennessee	52%	41%
43	Texas	60%	33%
44	Utah	58%	33%
45	Vermont	65%	28%
46	Virginia	68%	23%
47	Washington	60%	31%
48	West Virginia	58%	36%
49	Wisconsin	67%	28%
50	Wyoming	64%	29%
Weighted Average		57%	35%
('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example, California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.)
Unweighted Average		59%	34%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight, or 1/50th of the total. Population density is not taken into account).
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600 adults age 18+ in each of the 50 states were interviewed 08/12/05 to 08/14/05 You must credit SurveyUSA of Verona NJ if you broadcast, print, or cite these results in whole or part. Click on each state to open link which contains the margin of sampling error for each state, a complete statement of methodology and fully crosstabbed data.