| Index | Cañon | 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 | Cañon | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 100.0% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.2% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.2% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.2% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.5% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 8.5% | 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 Cañon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cañon, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cañon, NM, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 100.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mesquite, NM | 921 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Vado, NM | 3,288 | 33% | 31.3% |
| San Miguel, NM | 1,033 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Las Cruces, NM | 106,024 | 27% | 44.6% |
| Mesilla, NM | 2,325 | 7% | 86.5% |
| Cañon, NM | 177 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Quemado, NM | 177 | 21% | 56.3% |
| Denton, KS | 177 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Lima, MT | 177 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Seboyeta, NM | 177 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Bladen, NE | 177 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Cañon, NM | 177 | n/a |