| Index | Ford City | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ford City | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 61.6% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 59.1% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.0% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.4% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ford City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ford City, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ford City, CA, an average of 61.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 59.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McKittrick, CA | 136 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Fellows, CA | 55 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Taft, CA | 9,386 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Tupman, CA | 139 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Maricopa, CA | 2,215 | 21% | 56.3% |
| Ford City, CA | 5,089 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Barling, AR | 5,089 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Albertson, NY | 5,092 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Mead, CO | 5,085 | 57% | 18.2% |
| Coal City, IL | 5,083 | 49% | 1.3% |
| East Moriches, NY | 5,096 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Ford City, CA | 5,089 | n/a |