hmmm... the top 15 are all in the "northern" half of the US and the bottom 4 are all in the "southern" half of the US.... interesting
If this doesn't include private schools - well then I don't even count for Illinois - I went to private school from 1st-12th grade - and i recieved an A+ education
I do however, get my higher education from a public school - Iowa, which is doing quite nicely at 11