| Index | Townsend | Delaware | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 191 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 129 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 20 | 7,963 |

| Index | Townsend | Delaware | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.7% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.3% | 85.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.1% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.5% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.9% | 30.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.3% | 12.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Townsend. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Townsend, DE schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Townsend, DE, an average of 87.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Odessa, DE | 366 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Middletown, DE | 23,057 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Charlestown, MD | 1,590 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Chesapeake City, MD | 742 | 52% | 8.7% |
| Clayton, DE | 3,485 | 51% | 7.0% |
| Townsend, DE | 2,642 | 60% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pembroke, GA | 2,642 | 35% | 26.4% |
| Pennington, NJ | 2,642 | 62% | 28.3% |
| Mohawk, NY | 2,642 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Shallowater, TX | 2,643 | 61% | 27.8% |
| Lakeview, OR | 2,643 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Townsend, DE | 2,642 | 60% | 25.0% |