| Index | Bel Air South | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | 48% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bel Air South | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.2% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.8% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 71.2% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 51.6% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 42.6% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 18.2% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bel Air South. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bel Air South, MD schools is 48%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bel Air South, MD, an average of 92.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Perry Hall, MD | 28,466 | 70% | 46.4% |
| Kingsville, MD | 4,776 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Fallston, MD | 9,449 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Bel Air North, MD | 31,605 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Jarrettsville, MD | 2,889 | 63% | 30.7% |
| Bel Air South, MD | 56,444 | 48% | 0.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lenexa, KS | 56,388 | 50% | 3.5% |
| Gilroy, CA | 56,371 | 47% | 2.0% |
| Port Arthur, TX | 56,362 | 45% | 5.5% |
| Blue Springs, MO | 56,527 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 56,346 | 24% | 50.3% |
| Bel Air South, MD | 56,444 | 48% | 0.5% |