| Index | Emerson | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 43% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,604 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 823 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,965 |
| Index | Emerson | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.0% | 87.2% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 92.2% | 85.9% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 70.6% | 59.6% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 49.9% | 42.6% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 45.0% | 36.4% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 15.1% | 13.8% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orangeburg, NY | 4,129 | 99% | 100% |
| Essex Fells, NJ | 2,140 | 92% | 87% |
| Teterboro, NJ | 56 | 90% | 82% |
| Closter, NJ | 8,519 | 83% | 68% |
| Briarcliff Manor, NY | 7,783 | 81% | 65% |
| Emerson, NJ | 7,538 | 52% | 6% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sebastopol, CA | 7,535 | 52% | 6% |
| Jessup, MD | 7,535 | 40% | 19% |
| Osceola, AR | 7,535 | 12% | 75% |
| Seffner, FL | 7,532 | 38% | 23% |
| Fairfax, CA | 7,546 | 67% | 36% |
| Emerson, NJ | 7,538 | 52% | 6% |