| Index | Ridgecrest | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ridgecrest | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.6% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.6% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.9% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.8% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ridgecrest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ridgecrest, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ridgecrest, FL, an average of 76.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Madeira Beach, FL | 4,409 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Palm Harbor, FL | 63,813 | 72% | 49.8% |
| Oldsmar, FL | 15,135 | 69% | 43.2% |
| Dunedin, FL | 37,553 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Seminole, FL | 19,213 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Ridgecrest, FL | 3,981 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Crittenden, KY | 3,981 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Swanton, OH | 3,981 | 69% | 44.1% |
| Rock Valley, IA | 3,981 | 77% | 59.7% |
| Southport, NC | 3,979 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Monticello, IA | 3,979 | 75% | 56.6% |
| Ridgecrest, FL | 3,981 | n/a |