| Index | Dawson | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Dawson | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.9% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.9% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.3% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.7% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.0% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.5% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dawson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dawson, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dawson, MD, an average of 78.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| La Vale, MD | 4,630 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Frostburg, MD | 8,747 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Cumberland, MD | 19,928 | 44% | 8.4% |
| Westernport, MD | 1,983 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Lonaconing, MD | 1,313 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Dawson, MD | 54 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Takotna, AK | 54 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Kansas, OH | 53 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Rampart, AK | 55 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fellows, CA | 55 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Lancaster, VA | 53 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Dawson, MD | 54 | n/a |