The Alamogordo, NM educational system consists of 16 public schools, 3 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools. Alamogordo public schools have average test scores of 26% which is 15% higher than than the New Mexico average and 48% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Alamogordo public schools is 16:1, compared to 15:1 in New Mexico and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 84.1% of students have completed 8th grade, 82.8% have completed high school, 19.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.0% have completed a doctorate degree.