Results for Washington from the 2012 National Financial Capability Challenge for High School Students

Results from the National Financial Capability Challenge for high school students are in. Below are the stats for Washington.

• State average score: 70.4% (69% nationally)
• Number of participating students in the state: 2,507 (80,024 nationally)
• Number of perfect scores: 14 (583 nationally)
• Number of students who scored in the top 20% (Including perfect scores): 577 (18,518 nationally)
• Number of participating educators in the state: 60 (2,074 nationally)

About the Challenge

The National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school aged youth across the United States. It incentivizes educators to teach the basics of personal finance to their students by rewarding students, educators, schools, and states for their participation and their successes.

Educators and top-scoring students receive award certificates, and schools and states with the highest participation rates earn special distinction.

More information can be found at http://www.challenge.treas.gov/.