Central Valley city ranked least educated city in the US: Report

Central Valley city ranked least educated city in the US: Report
Central Valley city ranked least educated city in the US: Report
VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Visalia placed first in a ranking of the most and least educated cities in America – as the number one least educated city.

The WalletHub ranking compared the 150 largest metropolitan areas across 11 categories, including the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher and the quality of public-school systems.

The metrics found Visalia to be the least educated city, followed by the areas of Brownsville-Harlingen and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, both in Texas.

Fresno was also given an honorable mention, coming in as the sixth least educated city. In fact, almost half of the top 10 least educated cities were found in the Central Valley.

Rank City Score Educational Attainment Rank Quality of Education & Attainment Gap Rank 
150 Visalia, CA 9.12 149 147
149 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 13.09 148 88
148 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 14.10 150 15
147 Bakersfield, CA 16.91 147 123
146 Modesto, CA 17.78 146 145
145 Fresno, CA 23.90 144 135
144 Stockton, CA 25.33 145 87
143 Salinas, CA 26.32 142 140
142 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 26.89 141 139
141 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 27.39 143 85
Least educated cities in the US

So, where does WalletHub say the erudites live? According to the study, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Durham-Chapel Hill area in North Carolina and Madison, Wisconsin, placed second and third, respectively.


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