state sat takers income years public expend rank region Iowa 1088 3 326 16.79 87.8 25.60 89.7 3 SouthDakota 1075 2 264 16.07 86.2 19.95 90.6 3 NorthDakota 1068 3 317 16.57 88.3 20.62 89.8 3 Kansas 1045 5 338 16.30 83.9 27.14 86.3 3 Nebraska 1045 5 293 17.25 83.6 21.05 88.5 3 Montana 1033 8 263 15.91 93.7 29.48 86.4 4 Minnesota 1028 7 343 17.41 78.3 24.84 83.4 3 Utah 1022 4 333 16.57 75.2 17.42 85.9 4 Wyoming 1017 5 328 16.01 97.0 25.96 87.5 4 Wisconsin 1011 10 304 16.85 77.3 27.69 84.2 3 Oklahoma 1001 5 358 15.95 74.2 20.07 85.6 2 Arkansas 999 4 295 15.49 86.4 15.71 89.2 2 Tennessee 999 9 330 15.72 61.2 14.58 83.4 2 NewMexico 997 8 316 15.92 79.5 22.19 83.7 4 Idaho 995 7 285 16.18 92.1 17.80 85.9 4 Mississippi 988 3 315 16.76 67.9 15.36 90.1 2 Kentucky 985 6 330 16.61 71.4 15.69 86.4 2 Colorado 983 16 333 16.83 88.3 26.56 81.8 4 Washington 982 19 309 16.23 87.5 26.53 83.2 4 Arizona 981 11 314 15.98 80.9 19.14 84.3 4 Illinois 977 14 347 15.80 74.6 24.41 78.7 3 Louisiana 975 5 394 16.85 44.8 19.72 82.9 2 Missouri 975 10 322 16.42 67.7 20.79 80.6 3 Michigan 973 10 335 16.50 80.7 24.61 81.8 3 WestVirginia 968 7 292 17.08 90.6 18.16 86.2 2 Alabama 964 6 313 16.37 69.6 13.84 83.9 2 Ohio 958 16 306 16.52 71.5 21.43 79.5 3 NewHampshire 925 56 248 16.35 78.1 20.33 73.6 1 Alaska 923 31 401 15.32 96.5 50.10 79.6 4 Nevada 917 18 288 14.73 89.1 21.79 81.1 4 Oregon 908 40 261 14.48 92.1 30.49 79.3 4 Vermont 904 54 225 16.50 84.2 20.17 75.8 1 California 899 36 293 15.52 83.0 25.94 77.5 4 Delaware 897 42 277 16.95 67.9 27.81 71.4 1 Connecticut 896 69 287 16.75 76.8 26.97 69.8 1 NewYork 896 59 236 16.86 80.4 33.58 70.5 1 Maine 890 46 208 16.05 85.7 20.55 74.6 1 Florida 889 39 255 15.91 80.5 22.62 74.6 2 Maryland 889 50 312 16.90 80.4 25.41 71.5 1 Virginia 888 52 295 16.08 88.8 22.23 72.4 2 Massachusetts 888 65 246 16.79 80.7 31.74 69.9 1 Pennsylvania 885 50 241 17.27 78.6 27.98 73.4 1 RhodeIsland 877 59 228 16.67 79.7 25.59 71.4 1 NewJersey 869 64 269 16.37 80.6 27.91 69.8 1 Texas 868 32 303 14.95 91.7 19.55 76.4 2 Indiana 860 48 258 14.39 90.2 17.93 74.1 3 Hawaii 857 47 277 16.40 67.6 21.21 69.9 4 NorthCarolina 827 47 224 15.31 92.8 19.92 75.3 2 Georgia 823 51 250 15.55 86.5 16.52 74.0 2 SouthCarolina 790 48 214 15.42 88.1 15.60 74.0 2