Well, Kansas ranks higher than NY but lower than NJ in Pre-K - 12 and higher than either in Higher Education acording to USNews. https://www.usnews.com/news/be

Well, Kansas ranks higher than NY but lower than NJ in Pre-K - 12 and higher than either in Higher Education acording to USNews. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education (note the sortable columns in the table) Of course I'm happy to point out that Nebraska ranks higher than Kansas on either scale.