| Index | Port Deposit | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Port Deposit | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.4% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.4% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.9% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.3% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.7% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Port Deposit. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Port Deposit, MD schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Port Deposit, MD, an average of 78.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| West Grove, PA | 2,904 | 69% | 44.0% |
| Bel Air North, MD | 31,605 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Bel Air, MD | 10,411 | 62% | 28.3% |
| Charlestown, MD | 1,590 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Oxford, PA | 5,770 | 54% | 12.0% |
| Port Deposit, MD | 647 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Atlanta, MI | 647 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Carlock, IL | 647 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Tekonsha, MI | 647 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Betsy Layne, KY | 647 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Onida, SD | 647 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Port Deposit, MD | 647 | 40% | 17.7% |