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

| Index | Kettering | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.4% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.8% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 74.2% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.1% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 39.6% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 17.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Kettering. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Kettering, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Kettering, MD, an average of 94.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alexandria, VA | 164,023 | 72% | 49.0% |
| Severna Park, MD | 39,770 | 69% | 44.6% |
| Owings, MD | 2,536 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Largo, MD | 12,034 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Crofton, MD | 30,100 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Kettering, MD | 13,628 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McFarland, CA | 13,633 | 33% | 31.6% |
| Indiana, PA | 13,616 | 68% | 42.5% |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | 13,615 | 38% | 20.1% |
| Waianae, HI | 13,612 | 22% | 53.2% |
| Richton Park, IL | 13,649 | 27% | 44.3% |
| Kettering, MD | 13,628 | n/a |