Kids Count data shows Indiana's overall ranking for child well-being slips

Indiana child well-being rank declines in national report

A new report shows Indiana’s ranking in a prominent child well-being report declined, despite marked improvements in youth health outcomes and one of the best education rankings in the nation.

Kids Count data book ranks Indiana 11th in education; Kentucky 2nd in high school graduation rates

Developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report ranks states on economic wellbeing, education, health, family and community.

Kids Count data shows Indiana's overall ranking for child well-being slips

An annual national report that analyzes child well-being says Indiana ranks 11th in education when compared to other states, but its overall ranking fell behind four more.

Indiana child well-being rank declines in national report - Seward Independent

Indiana's education ranking remains a bright spot in annual state-by-state review of child well-being. (Getty Images)A new report shows Indiana’s ranking in a prominent child well-being report declined, despite marked improvements in youth health outcomes and one of the best education rankings in the nation. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book ranks Indiana 29th in the nation for overall child well-being — the state’s worst…