| Index | Hawthorne | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hawthorne | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.2% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.9% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.5% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.0% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hawthorne. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hawthorne, FL schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Hawthorne, FL, an average of 78.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Keystone Heights, FL | 1,538 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Micanopy, FL | 513 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Gainesville, FL | 138,122 | 52% | 8.1% |
| Interlachen, FL | 1,880 | 42% | 13.2% |
| McIntosh, FL | 347 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hawthorne, FL | 1,547 | 43% | 10.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sedgwick, KS | 1,547 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Wellington, UT | 1,547 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Traer, IA | 1,547 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Redkey, IN | 1,546 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Vernon, NY | 1,548 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Hawthorne, FL | 1,547 | 43% | 10.1% |