State rankings
Best States to Homeschool
Indiana has the highest Total Score (83), followed by Idaho (83) and Utah (82). New York has the lowest (21).
50 of 51 states
Total Score
Darker green is better (higher is better). Click a place to highlight it.
Loading map…
All 50 ranked
Best first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
60
Middle half 44.25 – 71
Average
56.54
50 states
Highest
83
Indiana
Lowest
21
New York
Data
Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.
50 states · # = rank by Total Score
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | 83 | — |
| 1 |  Idaho | 83 | — |
| 3 |  Utah | 82 | — |
| 4 |  Arkansas | 81 | — |
| 5 |  Alaska | 80 | Low |
| 6 |  Arizona | 78 | — |
| 7 |  Wyoming | 76 | Low |
| 8 |  Nevada | 75 | — |
| 9 |  Texas | 74 | — |
| 10 |  Mississippi | 73 | Low |
| 11 |  Oklahoma | 72 | — |
| 11 |  Kansas | 72 | — |
| 13 |  New Jersey | 71 | Low |
| 13 |  Louisiana | 71 | Low |
| 15 |  Illinois | 70 | — |
| 16 |  Iowa | 68 | Low |
| 16 |  Delaware | 68 | Low |
| 18 |  Wisconsin | 66 | Low |
| 19 |  Florida | 65 | — |
| 20 |  Missouri | 64 | Moderate |
| 21 |  Michigan | 63 | — |
| 22 |  Connecticut | 62 | — |
| 22 |  New Mexico | 62 | Low |
| 22 |  Montana | 62 | Low |
| 22 |  South Dakota | 62 | Low |
| 26 |  Alabama | 58 | Low |
| 27 |  Kentucky | 56 | Low |
| 27 |  Rhode Island | 56 | Moderate |
| 29 |  Tennessee | 54 | — |
| 29 |  Maryland | 54 | Low |
| 31 |  Virginia | 53 | Moderate |
| 31 |  Nebraska | 53 | Low |
| 33 |  Massachusetts | 48 | Low |
| 34 |  New Hampshire | 47 | Low |
| 34 |  Vermont | 47 | High |
| 36 |  Oregon | 46 | Moderate |
| 37 |  Hawaii | 45 | Low |
| 38 |  California | 44 | Low |
| 38 |  Georgia | 44 | Low |
| 40 |  Colorado | 39 | Low |
| 41 |  Maine | 38 | Moderate |
| 42 |  Ohio | 35 | Low |
| 43 |  Washington | 32 | Low |
| 43 |  Minnesota | 32 | Moderate |
| 43 |  North Dakota | 32 | Low |
| 46 |  South Carolina | 31 | Moderate |
| 47 |  North Carolina | 28 | Low |
| 47 |  West Virginia | 28 | Moderate |
| 49 |  Pennsylvania | 23 | Moderate |
| 50 |  New York | 21 | High |
What correlates with Total Score?
Pearson r against 2,110 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Total Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Total Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Total Score?
- Indiana has the highest Total Score, at 83, followed by Idaho (83) and Utah (82).
- Which state has the lowest Total Score?
- New York has the lowest Total Score, at 21.
- What is the median Total Score across US states?
- The median is 60 across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this best states to homeschool data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Discover the Best States for Homeschooling - Home School Plus.