A study from Wallethub shows that Florida is one of the top spots to be if you're a teacher. The last place you'd want to go to teach? Hawaii? According to the study the best place to be a teacher is in the state of New York. Maybe since so many people are leaving New York the class sizes are smaller? I kid. New York isn't even in the top 5 of pupil/student ratio.
Here's how Wallethub determined the rankings. "Teachers are more fairly compensated and better protected in some states than in others, though. The best states are less likely to face a revolving door of teacher turnover. To help America’s educators find the best opportunities and teaching environments, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 24 key indicators of teacher-friendliness. Our data set ranges from teachers’ income growth potential to the pupil-teacher ratio to whether the state has a digital learning plan."
They even made this fun map:
So how do all of the states rank up against each other? Here's the breakdown including the composite score as determined by the research. The "Best States For Teachers 2022". Being a Florida teacher is one of the best places to be.
1 New York 59.33
2 Utah 57.38
3 Virginia 56.13
4 Florida 55.92
5 Washington 55.71
6 New Jersey 54.07
7 Pennsylvania 53.80
8 Massachusetts 53.21
9 Maryland 52.43
10 Connecticut 52.03
11 North Dakota 50.97
12 Delaware 50.42
13 Minnesota 49.99
14 Georgia 49.73
15 California 49.53
16 Illinois 49.28
17 Indiana 48.64
18 Alabama 48.28
19 Mississippi 47.40
20 Idaho 46.32
21 Kentucky 45.96
22 Wyoming 45.76
23 Texas 45.66
24 Iowa 45.11
25 Kansas 44.88
26 Ohio 44.67
27 Vermont 44.15
28 North Carolina 44.10
29 West Virginia 43.81
30 Oregon 43.76
31 Rhode Island 43.32
32 Nebraska 42.86
33 Wisconsin 42.76
34 Oklahoma 42.70
35 Arkansas 41.76
36 Colorado 41.64
37 Alaska 41.63
38 South Carolina 41.57
39 South Dakota 41.51
40 Michigan 41.25
41 Tennessee 41.15
42 Nevada 39.92
43 Montana 39.56
44 Maine 39.47
45 Louisiana 39.02
46 Missouri 37.59
47 New Mexico 37.41
48 Arizona 36.17
49 District of Columbia 35.94
50 New Hampshire 34.39
51 Hawaii 33.36
Annual Salaries (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 1. New York
- 2. Illinois
- 3. Michigan
- 4. Pennsylvania
- 5. Washington
- 47. District of Columbia
- 48. Florida
- 49. South Dakota
- 50. Maine
- 51. Hawaii
Projected Teachers Turnover
- 1. Kentucky
- 2. Montana
- 3. Missouri
- 4. New York
- 5. Alabama
- 44. Indiana
- 45. Virginia
- 46. Arizona
- 47. Vermont
- 48. District of Columbia
Projected Competition (i.e. Fewest & Most Teachers per Student in Year 2028)
- 1. Nevada
- 2. Arizona
- 3. Alaska
- 4. North Carolina
- 5. Oregon
- 47. Wyoming
- 48. Nebraska
- T-49. North Dakota
- T-49. Iowa
- T-49. District of Columbia
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
- 1. Vermont
- 2. Maine
- 3. New Hampshire
- 4. New Jersey
- 5. Connecticut
- 47. Oregon
- 48. Nevada
- 49. Arizona
- 50. California
- 51. Utah
Public-School Spending per Student
- 1. New York
- 2. District of Columbia
- 3. Vermont
- 4. New Jersey
- 5. Massachusetts
- 47. Arizona
- 48. Missouri
- 49. Mississippi
- 50. Utah
- 51. Idaho
School Systems
- 1. Massachusetts
- 2. Connecticut
- 3. New Jersey
- 4. Virginia
- 5. Maryland
- 47. West Virginia
- 48. Arizona
- 49. Louisiana
- 50. Alaska
- 51. New Mexico
