| Index | Philmont | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Philmont | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.0% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.8% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.1% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.2% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.7% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Philmont. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Philmont, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Philmont, NY, an average of 83.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.8% have completed high school.
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| Valatie, NY | 1,525 | 68% | 42.4% |
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| Saugerties, NY | 3,827 | 52% | 8.5% |
| Philmont, NY | 997 | n/a |
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| Philmont, NY | 997 | n/a |