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New Jersey and Wyoming are among the best states for teachers.
- North Dakota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania topped WalletHub's annual ranking of the best states to be a teacher.
- New Jersey has the best school districts in the country, while North Dakota has the second lowest pupil-teacher ratio after Vermont.
- Here are the 15 best states to be a teacher.
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Some states treat teachers better than others.
Personal finance site WalletHub analyzed the states where teachers enjoy the highest salaries and most supportive administration in their annual ranking of the best and worst places to teach.
WalletHub ranked the states that scored highly in two key categories:
- "Opportunity and competition," which includes how competitive salaries were, teacher pensions, and income growth.
- "Academic and work environment," which includes the quality of the school system, how many students per teacher, and the rate of turnover.
North Dakota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania topped the list. New Jersey has some of the best school districts in the country, while North Dakota has the second lowest pupil-teacher ratio after Vermont.
Illinois ranks as the sixth best state for teachers, despite talk of a looming strike among Chicago-area teachers. Unionized teachers say classrooms have become overcrowded and that low-income districts lack resources, NBC News reported.
Here are the best states for teachers in 2019: