| Index | Lordsburg | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lordsburg | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 65.4% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.3% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lordsburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lordsburg, NM schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Lordsburg, NM, an average of 70.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lordsburg, NM | 2,308 | 22% | 54.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Union, PA | 2,308 | 41% | 14.8% |
| Eudora, AR | 2,307 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Ball Ground, GA | 2,309 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Knightstown, IN | 2,307 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Ina, IL | 2,310 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Lordsburg, NM | 2,308 | 22% | 54.4% |