| Index | Searchlight | Nevada | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 495 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 128 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 49 | 7,963 |
| Index | Searchlight | Nevada | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.6% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.6% | 81.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.8% | 57.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.6% | 31.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.7% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Searchlight. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Searchlight, NV schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Searchlight, NV, an average of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Searchlight, NV | 348 | 50% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Butte, NE | 348 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Rockhill, PA | 348 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Murchison, TX | 348 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Morristown, NY | 348 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Shannon, NC | 348 | 11% | 77.1% |
| Searchlight, NV | 348 | 50% | 4.2% |
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