| Index | Kershaw | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Kershaw | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.8% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.1% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.1% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.8% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.8% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.3% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Kershaw. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Kershaw, SC schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Kershaw, SC, an average of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elgin, SC | 2,942 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Heath Springs, SC | 663 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Lancaster, SC | 9,482 | 42% | 11.9% |
| Bethune, SC | 401 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Jefferson, SC | 1,163 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Kershaw, SC | 1,834 | 52% | 8.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rogue River, OR | 1,834 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Ackley, IA | 1,835 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Gordon, NE | 1,833 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Douglass, KS | 1,833 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Kershaw, SC | 1,834 | 52% | 8.5% |