What are the most and least educated cities in America? See where Tennessee's cities rank

Can cities in Tennessee keep up educationally with other part of the country?

A recent report from WalletHub analyzed data on different states to determine the most and least educated cities in the United States. Based on the report, only one of four Tennessee cities made it into the top 50. Data was collected from U.S. Census Bureau, GreatSchools.org, Education Equality Index, and WalletHub research.

The study measured the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas across the United States. The areas were measured on 11 components dealing with education.

Here is what the list found.

Most educated cities in Tennessee

According to the list, the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin area was the 43rd most educated area in the country. The area scored an overall 60.69 out of 100. It ranked No. 44 for educational attainment and No. 58 for quality of education and the attainment gap.

Knoxville ranked at No. 91 on the list with a score of 51.24. It ranked No. 95 for educational attainment and No. 44 for quality of education and the attainment gap.

Memphis and Chattanooga were placed at No. 108 and 109 respectively. Memphis scored a 47.20 while Chattanooga scored a 46.91.

Memphis ranked No. 103 for educational attainment and No. 109 for quality of education and the attainment gap. Chattanooga ranked No. 107 for educational attainment and No. 97 for quality of education and the attainment gap.

Most educated cities in America

Ann Arbor, Michigan landed the No. 1 spot out of 150 cities. It ranked No. 1 for educational attainment and No. 4 for quality of education and the attainment gap.

1. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 93.71

2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California: 82.12

3. Washington D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia: 81.88

4. Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 81.32

5. Madison, Wisconsin: 81.03

6. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, California: 80.76

7. Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina: 79.56

8. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas: 78.12

9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts-New Hampshire: 78.10

10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington: 77.60

Least educated cities in America

Out of 150 cities, Visalia, California ranked in last place. It scored an overall 9.44 and ranked No. 148 for educational attainment and No. 147 for quality of education and the attainment gap.

1. Visalia, California: 9.44

2. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas: 10.46

3. Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas: 12.29

4. Bakersfield, California: 17.73

5. Modesto, California: 18.55

6. Stockton, California: 24.51

7. Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, North Carolina: 26.91

8. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas: 27.35

9. Salinas, California: 28.57

10. Corpus Christi, Texas: 29.17

Methodology for study

Educational attainment was weighed 80 points. Quality of education and the attainment gap was weighed at 20 points. All scores were based on a 100 point scale. The closer to 100, the better the education in that area.

Source: WalletHub

Educational attainment:

• Share of adults aged 25 and older with a high school diploma or higher

• Share of adults aged 25 and older with at least some college experience or an associate's degree or higher

• Share of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher

• Share of adults aged 25 and older with a graduate or professional degree

Quality of education and attainment gap:

• Quality of public school system

• Average quality of Universities

• Enrolled students in top 857 universities per capita

• Number of summer learning opportunities per capita

• Racial education gap

• Gender education gap

• Education equality index score

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What are the most educated cities in America? Where Tennessee ranks