| Index | Cheswold | Delaware | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 191 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 129 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 20 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cheswold | Delaware | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.6% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.2% | 85.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.0% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.9% | 30.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 12.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cheswold. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cheswold, DE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cheswold, DE, an average of 80.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frederica, DE | 980 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Hartly, DE | 170 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Townsend, DE | 2,642 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Felton, DE | 1,237 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Clayton, DE | 3,485 | 51% | 7.0% |
| Cheswold, DE | 1,736 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bruceville-Eddy, TX | 1,736 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Barry, IL | 1,735 | 27% | 43.2% |
| Chepachet, RI | 1,735 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Navarre, OH | 1,737 | 65% | 35.2% |
| East Millinocket, ME | 1,737 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Cheswold, DE | 1,736 | n/a |