| Index | Silver City | 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 | Silver City | Nevada | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.6% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 81.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.7% | 57.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.4% | 31.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.4% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.9% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Silver City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Silver City, NV schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Silver City, NV, an average of 83.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Virginia City, NV | 681 | 44% | 8.7% |
| Carson City, NV | 57,373 | 39% | 18.3% |
| Dayton, NV | 14,811 | 37% | 23.1% |
| Silver City, NV | 118 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Island, KS | 118 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Bartlett, NE | 118 | 45% | 6.3% |
| New Cambria, MO | 118 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Mount Erie, IL | 118 | 40% | 16.7% |
| McCool, MS | 118 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Silver City, NV | 118 | n/a |