| A new study released by the personal finance website wallethub.com shows West Virginia as one of the least educated states in the United States.
The study cross-examines several aspects of education, including the percentage of people with associateâs and bachelorâs degrees, where West Virginia ranked 50th.
In overall attainment, the state ranked 49.
Statistics of Calhoun High School graduates entering college indicate a significant decline from several years ago, the state then suffering a population exodus.
What effect the passage of WV legislation paying college fees remains to be seen.
For a growing number of Americans, a good education is the ticket to a better future. College opens doors to more career opportunities, higher earnings and new social connections, among other benefits. But how much schooling one receives also matters to some extent. Generally, the higher the level of education one completes, the higher their income potential and the lower their chances of unemployment become.
In this study, WalletHub examined the key factors of a well-educated population: educational attainment, school quality and achievement gaps between genders and races. We compared all 50 states across 18 total metrics grouped into two categories. The data set ranges from share of adults aged 25 years and older with at least a high school diploma to average university quality to gender gap in educational attainment. | 
