| Index | Gallup | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 20 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Gallup | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.7% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.0% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.0% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.4% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.2% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 20 public schools, 4 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Gallup. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gallup, NM schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Gallup, NM, an average of 77.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Church Rock, NM | 1,404 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Gallup, NM | 22,253 | 28% | 42.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yucca Valley, CA | 22,259 | 29% | 38.7% |
| South Euclid, OH | 22,242 | 59% | 22.2% |
| Perrysburg, OH | 22,288 | 88% | 83.3% |
| Chillicothe, OH | 22,213 | 57% | 18.7% |
| South Holland, IL | 22,294 | 17% | 64.5% |
| Gallup, NM | 22,253 | 28% | 42.4% |