Originally Posted by Val
[quote=Beckee]

This is interesting: this table in USA Today (which cites the College Board as its source) shows that the states with the highest average scores tend to have the lowest percentage of students who take the SAT. The percent-taking-the-test data seems odd to me, but it's too late to start digging into it now!

If you are referring to the very low percentage of students taking the SAT in some states, I think you may be seeing the effect of regional preferences for the ACT over the SAT.