| Index | Bent | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bent | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.7% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.7% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 0.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bent. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bent, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bent, NM, an average of 66.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| High Rolls, NM | 1,370 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cloudcroft, NM | 828 | 39% | 19.4% |
| Ruidoso, NM | 7,879 | 30% | 38.5% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Tularosa, NM | 2,983 | 24% | 49.3% |
| Bent, NM | 151 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Renick, MO | 151 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Cedar Grove, IN | 151 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Kobuk, AK | 151 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Palmetto, LA | 151 | 92% | 91.7% |
| Winterhaven, CA | 151 | 23% | 52.3% |
| Bent, NM | 151 | n/a |
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