With predominantly white school districts receiving $23 billion more funding per year than predominantly non-white districts, WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Racial Equality in Education, along with expert commentary.
In order to determine which states have the most racial equality in education, WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key metrics. Our data compares the difference between white and black Americans in areas such as high school and college degrees, test scores and graduation rates. Below, you can see highlights from the report.
| Most Equality | Least Equality |
| 1. New Mexico | 41. Massachusetts |
| 2. Wyoming | 42. New Jersey |
| 3. West Virginia | 43. South Carolina |
| 4. Oregon | 44. Illinois |
| 5. Vermont | 45. Pennsylvania |
| 6. Hawaii | 46. Nebraska |
| 7. Kentucky | 47. New York |
| 8. Texas | 48. Connecticut |
| 9. Arizona | 49. Minnesota |
| 10. Oklahoma | 50. Wisconsin |
