Table 1.
School participation by region and state
| State | Schools invited, n | Schools participated, n (%) | State | Schools invited, n | Schools participated, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | Midwest | ||||
| Connecticut | 893 | 179 (20) | Illinois | 2,282 | 312 (14) |
| Maine | 455 | 161 (35) | Indiana | 609 | 62 (10) |
| Massachusetts | 1,630 | 415 (25) | Iowa | 35 | 4 (11) |
| New Hampshire | 323 | 138 (43) | Kansas | 236 | 26 (11) |
| New Jersey | 1,672 | 408 (24) | Michigan | 722 | 165 (23) |
| New York | 3,345 | 747 (22) | Minnesota | 291 | 50 (17) |
| Pennsylvania | 1,995 | 618 (31) | Missouri | 1,520 | 314 (21) |
| Rhode Island | 263 | 58 (22) | Nebraska | 956 | 191 (20) |
| Vermont | 291 | 98 (34) | North Dakota | 76 | 4 (5) |
| South | Ohio | 82 | 23 (28) | ||
| Alabama | 28 | 6 (21) | South Dakota | 88 | 19 (22) |
| Arkansas | 135 | 14 (10) | Wisconsin | 966 | 280 (29) |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 2 (50) | West | ||
| Delaware | 242 | 51 (21) | Alaska | 245 | 3 (1) |
| Florida | 582 | 17 (3) | Arizona | 277 | 34 (12) |
| Georgia | 892 | 102 (11) | California | 1,717 | 158 (9) |
| Kentucky | 125 | 24 (19) | Colorado | 93 | 2 (2) |
| Louisiana | 194 | 27 (14) | Hawaii | 5 | 2 (40) |
| Maryland | 1,250 | 97 (8) | Idaho | 34 | 3 (9) |
| Mississippi | 112 | 17 (15) | Montana | 148 | 49 (33) |
| North Carolina | 645 | 336 (52) | Nevada | 582 | 25 (4) |
| Oklahoma | 60 | 7 (12) | New Mexico | 27 | 2 (7) |
| South Carolina | 517 | 56 (11) | Oregon | 785 | 135 (17) |
| Tennessee | 667 | 71 (11) | Utah | 475 | 83 (17) |
| Texas | 1,636 | 257 (16) | Washington | 44 | 8 (18) |
| Virginia | 2,013 | 336 (17) | Wyoming | 87 | 9 (10) |
| West Virginia | 171 | 22 (13) |