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

 
				
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				| Index | Mescalero | New Mexico | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 76.5% | 81.4% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 74.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 38.1% | 58.2% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 9.7% | 34.7% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 7.2% | 26.7% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mescalero. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mescalero, NM schools is 5%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mescalero, NM, an average of 76.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| High Rolls, NM | 1,370 | 50% | 4.2% | 
| Cloudcroft, NM | 828 | 39% | 19.4% | 
| Ruidoso, NM | 7,879 | 30% | 38.5% | 
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 25% | 49.0% | 
| Tularosa, NM | 2,983 | 24% | 49.3% | 
| Mescalero, NM | 1,127 | 5% | 89.6% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Notasulga, AL | 1,127 | 34% | 28.8% | 
| Sharon, TN | 1,127 | 40% | 17.7% | 
| Afton, NY | 1,127 | 37% | 22.9% | 
| Greenwood, DE | 1,127 | 22% | 54.2% | 
| Port Republic, NJ | 1,127 | 70% | 44.8% | 
| Mescalero, NM | 1,127 | 5% | 89.6% |