| Index | Furnace Creek | 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 | Furnace Creek | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.9% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.6% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 25.9% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 2.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.9% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Furnace Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Furnace Creek, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Furnace Creek, CA, an average of 82.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Furnace Creek, CA | 92 | n/a |
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| Fort Ransom, ND | 92 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Chuathbaluk, AK | 92 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Jackson Junction, IA | 92 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Lund, NV | 92 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Smithville, OK | 91 | 35% | 27.4% |
| Furnace Creek, CA | 92 | n/a |