| Index | Ketchikan | Alaska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 37% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 15 | 285 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 55 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 11 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ketchikan | Alaska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.7% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.2% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.0% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.1% | 37.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.3% | 28.8% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.1% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 15 public schools, 4 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ketchikan. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ketchikan, AK schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ketchikan, AK, an average of 83.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ketchikan, AK | 8,230 | 43% | 10.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mahtomedi, MN | 8,232 | 77% | 59.4% |
| St. Marys, OH | 8,227 | 70% | 45.5% |
| Brazil, IN | 8,225 | 54% | 13.2% |
| Johnstown, NY | 8,236 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Seffner, FL | 8,236 | 37% | 23.8% |
| Ketchikan, AK | 8,230 | 43% | 10.4% |
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