| Index | Port Reading | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |
| Index | Port Reading | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.2% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.1% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.0% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.9% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Port Reading. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Port Reading, NJ schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Port Reading, NJ, an average of 85.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fair Haven, NJ | 5,833 | 86% | 79.7% |
| Short Hills, NJ | 13,700 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Rumson, NJ | 6,757 | 82% | 70.5% |
| Summit, NJ | 21,913 | 81% | 69.3% |
| New Providence, NJ | 13,382 | 80% | 66.4% |
| Port Reading, NJ | 3,973 | 42% | 12.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ball, LA | 3,972 | 72% | 50.5% |
| Yellow Springs, OH | 3,972 | 69% | 43.2% |
| Marshall, WI | 3,975 | 27% | 44.1% |
| Waynesburg, PA | 3,975 | 53% | 11.0% |
| Coldwater, OH | 3,976 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Port Reading, NJ | 3,973 | 42% | 12.5% |
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