| Index | Nogales | Arizona | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 1,863 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 316 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 148 | 7,963 |
| Index | Nogales | Arizona | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.2% | 83.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 58.9% | 82.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.3% | 62.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.7% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.3% | 28.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Nogales. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nogales, AZ schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Nogales, AZ, an average of 62.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 58.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Patagonia, AZ | 823 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Rio Rico, AZ | 19,948 | 32% | 33.9% |
| Nogales, AZ | 20,182 | 43% | 11.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Payson, UT | 20,181 | 37% | 23.2% |
| Mountain Brook, AL | 20,178 | 86% | 79.5% |
| Kinston, NC | 20,173 | 30% | 37.8% |
| La Crescenta-Montrose, CA | 20,171 | 72% | 49.2% |
| Plainview, TX | 20,194 | 39% | 18.5% |
| Nogales, AZ | 20,182 | 43% | 11.5% |
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