Best Public School Districts

As many of you know, Expansion Management Magazine publishes an annual report card on public education. It is quite useful as a starting point in assessing educational quality in a community.

So, who made the top list in 2005?

Best Overall Metro School Districts (regardless of size of enrollment):

1. State College, Pa. MSA
2. Sheboygan, Wis. MSA
3. Madison, Wis. MSA
4. Lawrence, Kan. MSA
5. Iowa City, Iowa MSA
6. Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis. MSA
7. Appleton, Wis. MSA
8. Ithaca, N.Y. MSA
9. Ames, Iowa MSA
10. Eau Claire, Wis. MSA
11. Harrisonburg, Va. MSA
12. Dubuque, Iowa MSA
13. Glens Falls, N.Y. MSA
14. Fairbanks, Alaska MSA
15. Fond du Lac, Wis. MSA
16. College Station-Bryan, Texas MSA
17. Corvallis, Ore. MSA
18. Wausau, Wis. MSA
19. Sherman-Denison, Texas MSA
20. La Crosse, Wis.-Minn.

SOURCE: Expansion Management Magazine, April 2005.