| Index | White Sands | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | White Sands | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 99.4% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 99.4% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 82.4% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 53.4% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 32.7% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.6% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in White Sands. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for White Sands, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In White Sands, NM, an average of 99.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 99.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mesquite, NM | 921 | 42% | 12.5% |
| White Sands, NM | 1,421 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Virginia, IL | 1,421 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Richmond, MN | 1,421 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Porcupine, SD | 1,422 | 6% | 87.5% |
| Crescent, OK | 1,420 | 27% | 43.4% |
| Wymore, NE | 1,422 | 42% | 12.5% |
| White Sands, NM | 1,421 | n/a |