| Index | Deming | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 24% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 21:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Deming | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.3% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.5% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.9% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.2% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Deming. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Deming, NM schools is 24%. The average student to teacher ratio is 21:1. In Deming, NM, an average of 64.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Deming, NM | 14,083 | 24% | 49.7% |
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| Pell City, AL | 14,081 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Moultrie, GA | 14,086 | 31% | 36.2% |
| Red Bluff, CA | 14,091 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Fruita, CO | 14,068 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Vail, AZ | 14,099 | 60% | 24.4% |
| Deming, NM | 14,083 | 24% | 49.7% |
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