Did you take the SAT or ACT exams in high school?

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With property taxes rising across the country, we took a look at per-pupil spending in public schools and weighed it against student performance--college entrance exam scores (SAT or ACT, depending on which is more common in the state), exam participation rates and graduation rates.

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Moreover, the program will be open only to Texas residents who score 27 or higher on the ACT or have a combined SAT in critical reading and math score that is 1220 or better.

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Even the well off must shine (absent a seven- or eight-figure contribution to their kid's first-choice school): Their SAT and ACT scores must be in the superior range if they are to avoid the triage performed by the most selective colleges, inundated as they are with applications.

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