| Index | Rifton | 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 |

| Index | Rifton | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.4% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.4% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 84.9% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.6% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 38.2% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 25.7% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 7.2% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 7.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rifton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rifton, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rifton, NY, an average of 93.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Red Hook, NY | 2,202 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Rhinebeck, NY | 2,617 | 68% | 41.3% |
| Freedom Plains, NY | 716 | 64% | 33.3% |
| New Paltz, NY | 7,452 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Stone Ridge, NY | 2,627 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Rifton, NY | 527 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rock Creek, OH | 527 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Cawker City, KS | 527 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Beaver, OH | 527 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Juliaetta, ID | 527 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Garfield, AR | 527 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Rifton, NY | 527 | n/a |