| Index | Ruth | Nevada | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 495 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 128 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 49 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ruth | Nevada | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.3% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.3% | 81.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.0% | 57.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 7.2% | 31.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.2% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ruth. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ruth, NV schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ruth, NV, an average of 92.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McGill, NV | 867 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Ely, NV | 4,138 | 33% | 30.4% |
| Ruth, NV | 240 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hancock, NH | 240 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Tennyson, IN | 240 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Anderson, TX | 240 | 59% | 23.4% |
| Keyes, OK | 240 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Blakesburg, IA | 240 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Ruth, NV | 240 | n/a |