| Index | Naalehu | Hawaii | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 229 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 107 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 47 | 7,963 |

| Index | Naalehu | Hawaii | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.1% | 89.8% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.0% | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.1% | 63.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.3% | 41.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.4% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.3% | 10.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Naalehu. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Naalehu, HI schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Naalehu, HI, an average of 79.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pahala, HI | 2,089 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Naalehu, HI | 1,027 | 28% | 41.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Plummer, ID | 1,027 | 18% | 61.8% |
| Jeffersonville, GA | 1,028 | 21% | 56.3% |
| New Washington, OH | 1,026 | 79% | 64.2% |
| Seaman, OH | 1,026 | 63% | 30.7% |
| Turbeville, SC | 1,028 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Naalehu, HI | 1,027 | 28% | 41.7% |