| Index | McDermitt | Nevada | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 495 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 128 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 49 | 7,963 |

| Index | McDermitt | Nevada | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.2% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.2% | 81.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.5% | 57.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 0.0% | 31.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McDermitt. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McDermitt, NV schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McDermitt, NV, an average of 75.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McDermitt, NV | 99 | 27% | 44.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hope, ID | 99 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Sarahsville, OH | 99 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Pritchett, CO | 99 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Black Hawk, CO | 100 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Crystal, ND | 98 | 55% | 14.6% |
| McDermitt, NV | 99 | 27% | 44.4% |