| Index | Fairwood | 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 | Fairwood | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.4% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.4% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 90.1% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 72.7% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 65.4% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 33.1% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.5% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairwood, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairwood, MD, an average of 96.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Severna Park, MD | 38,514 | 69% | 44.6% |
| Crofton, MD | 27,663 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Crownsville, MD | 1,784 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Gambrills, MD | 2,613 | 62% | 29.5% |
| Arnold, MD | 22,625 | 62% | 29.4% |
| Fairwood, MD | 5,756 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Holdenville, OK | 5,756 | 35% | 26.3% |
| Waynesboro, GA | 5,755 | 26% | 45.5% |
| Lewisburg, PA | 5,757 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Delano, MN | 5,754 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Lake Bluff, IL | 5,758 | 64% | 32.8% |
| Fairwood, MD | 5,756 | n/a |
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