| Index | Jessup | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Jessup | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 58.2% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 55.3% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.2% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.4% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.1% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Jessup. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Jessup, MD schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Jessup, MD, an average of 58.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 55.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Severna Park, MD | 39,770 | 69% | 44.6% |
| Ellicott City, MD | 75,837 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Crofton, MD | 30,100 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Crownsville, MD | 1,506 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Fulton, MD | 4,151 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Jessup, MD | 10,837 | 36% | 25.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Burley, ID | 10,837 | 34% | 29.6% |
| Sweetwater, TX | 10,838 | 37% | 23.8% |
| Wyomissing, PA | 10,834 | 68% | 41.3% |
| Worth, IL | 10,840 | 31% | 34.7% |
| South Yarmouth, MA | 10,841 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Jessup, MD | 10,837 | 36% | 25.3% |