| Index | McGrath | Alaska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 20% | 37% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 285 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 55 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 11 | 7,963 |
| Index | McGrath | Alaska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.6% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.6% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.7% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.4% | 37.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.9% | 28.8% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McGrath. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McGrath, AK schools is 20%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McGrath, AK, an average of 87.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McGrath, AK | 241 | 20% | 58.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Goldfield, NV | 241 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fenton, IA | 241 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Carrsville, VA | 240 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Tennyson, IN | 240 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Anderson, TX | 240 | 59% | 23.4% |
| McGrath, AK | 241 | 20% | 58.3% |
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