Massachusetts named smartest state in the nation [View all]

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Source: MassLive

SPRINGFIELD - Residents of Massachusetts, hold your stereotypically elitist, well-educated head high. The Commonwealth has been named the smartest state in the nation.

In the list "The 10 Smartest States in America," the website The Street compared education levels, income and standardized testing scores.

The report considered the following data:

Percent of population with bachelor's degrees: 38.2 percent
2013 median household income: $65,339
2013 Average SAT score: 1553

While the state average for SAT scores is low, Massachusetts has some of the best high schools in the nation. 75 Massachusetts high schools were declared so by the U.S. News & World Report 2014 rankings.

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