Using data from Advocacy Coalition we were able to identify America’s most progressive states, based on enrollment and access to computer science courses (1 being the most progressive).
Ranking (1 = Best Access) | State | Rural Access (%) | High Schools Offering Computer Science (%) | Female Enrollment (%) | Minority Student Access (Average %) ** | Subgroup Student Enrollment (Average %) *** |
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6 | Rhode Island | 67% | 86% | 31%* | 91% | 19% |
7 | West Virginia | 74% | 76% | 30% | 92% | 17% |
8 | New Hampshire | 85% | 78% | 22% | 95% | 13% |
9 | Massachusetts | 89% | 82% | 25% | 89% | 16% |
10 | Utah | 77% | 74% | 35% | 88% | 14% |
11 | Connecticut | 88% | 82% | 24% | 85% | 18% |
12 | Virginia | 71% | 73% | 25% | 85% | 17% |
13 | Hawaii | 63% | 72% | 26% | 85% | 17% |
14 | Indiana | 75% | 74% | 21% | 84% | 19% |
15 | New Jersey | 71% | 68% | 32% | 84% | 16% |
16 | Georgia | 56% | 61% | 27% | 82% | 20% |
17 | Texas | 45% | 49% | 27% | 77% | 24% |
18 | Wisconsin | 66% | 62% | 23% | 80% | 15% |
19 | Mississippi | 64% | 65% | 47% | 71% | 23% |
20 | Oklahoma | 45% | 53% | 36% | 76% | 22% |
21 | Pennsylvania | 57% | 63% | 31%* | 76% | 19% |
22 | Kentucky | 53% | 51% | 24% | 78% | 20% |
23 | Maine | 55% | 60% | 31%* | 76% | 18% |
24 | Washington | 55% | 49% | 25% | 78% | 18% |
25 | Oregon | 43% | 55% | 24% | 76% | 19% |
26 | Illinois | 29% | 43% | 37% | 75% | 20% |
27 | Nebraska | 35% | 46% | 31%* | 75% | 17% |
28 | Missouri | 46% | 50% | 25% | 74% | 18% |
29 | North Carolina | 56% | 59% | 28% | 70% | 20% |
30 | Tennessee | 52% | 54% | 30% | 73% | 13% |
31 | Vermont | 59% | 64% | 31% | 69% | 15% |
32 | California | 31% | 41% | 31%* | 68% | 23% |
33 | Florida | 30% | 38% | 29% | 69% | 21% |
34 | Delaware | 77% | 55% | 21% | 71% | 15% |
35 | New Mexico | 43% | 44% | 31%* | 63% | 26% |
36 | Wyoming | 52% | 50% | 28% | 69% | 15% |
37 | North Dakota | 38% | 43% | 34% | 70% | 13% |
38 | Michigan | 47% | 44% | 31%* | 67% | 18% |
39 | Iowa | 63% | 64% | 18% | 67% | 16% |
40 | Arizona | 29% | 38% | 21% | 70% | 16% |
41 | Alaska | 40% | 42% | 31%* | 65% | 19% |
42 | South Dakota | 34% | 40% | 31%* | 67% | 15% |
43 | New York | 41% | 50% | 28% | 62% | 22% |
44 | Colorado | 38% | 42% | 31%* | 64% | 17% |
45 | Ohio | 48% | 50% | 31%* | 62% | 17% |
46 | Montana | 33% | 37% | 31%* | 63% | 14% |
47 | Minnesota | 28% | 24% | 31%* | 61% | 16% |
48 | Kansas | 17% | 27% | 15% | 59% | 18% |
49 | Idaho | 35% | 40% | 23% | 56% | 15% |
50 | Louisiana | 22% | 29% | 39% | 44% | 19% |
Data from Advocacy Coalition 2021.
* National average used where state data was not available.
** Access data for Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Native American/Alaskan, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Asian Access, Two or More Races.
*** Enrollment data for English Language Learners, Students with 504 Plans, Students under IDEA, Economically Disadvantaged Students.