NH ranked dead last in state education funding, 2nd in student-teacher ratio. Vt. is tops in both Modified: 4/29/2021 11:04:55 PM New Hampshire ranks among the best in the nation when it comes to low student-to-teacher ratio, a new national education report shows, but is dead last among all states when it comes to state funding for public education. Vermont, on the other hand, ranks first in both categories. The National Education Association, the national labor union representing teachers, released its 2021 Rankings and Estimates report, which includes state-by-state data on education issues from the 2019-20 school year, and estimates about the 2020-21 school year.