Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the most uneducated areas in the country, says study
A new study lists the most educated and uneducated cities in the country, with plenty of Texas represented.
WalletHub recently compiled the study that compared 150 metropolitan areas across 11 key metrics, including adults aged 25 and older with a high school diploma, college degree or graduate degree.
Quality of public school systems and universities in each area was also a metric, along with number of enrolled students and availability of summer learning.
Here’s what the study found on how educated and uneducated Texas cities are:
Is Dallas-Fort Worth one of the most educated areas in the country?
No, not really.
Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington are lumped together on the list and are ranked as the 72nd most educated area in the country. The total score for the region is 54.92 out of 100.
On educational attainment, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked 73 out of 150. For quality of education and attainment gap, the region ranked 67 out of 150.
How educated is the rest of Texas?
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown is the sole Texas region ranked in the top 10.
The region scored 78.12 overall, which is good for eight on the ranking. On educational attainment, the region was ranked 11 out of 150, and on quality of education and attainment gap, it was 6 out of 150.
Here’s how the rest of Texas was represented on the list:
- No. 8: Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown
- No. 72: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- No. 84: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
- No. 103: San Antonio-New Braunfels
- No. 120: Killeen-Temple
- No. 136: El Paso
- No. 141: Corpus Christi
- No. 143: Beaumont-Port Arthur
- No. 148: Brownsville-Harlingen
- No. 149: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
This story was originally published August 6, 2024 at 1:37 PM.
