| Index | Brightwaters | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Brightwaters | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.8% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.8% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 79.5% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 61.3% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 57.1% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 27.4% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 10.4% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Brightwaters. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brightwaters, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brightwaters, NY, an average of 95.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Jericho, NY | 13,928 | 90% | 87.1% |
| Old Bethpage, NY | 5,450 | 90% | 86.5% |
| Cold Spring Harbor, NY | 2,864 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 83% | 72.1% |
| Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Brightwaters, NY | 3,070 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Doylestown, OH | 3,070 | 80% | 66.1% |
| Macon, MS | 3,069 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Soperton, GA | 3,071 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Tolono, IL | 3,071 | 34% | 29.5% |
| Erda, UT | 3,071 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Brightwaters, NY | 3,070 | n/a |