| Index | Cold Spring | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | 81% | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cold Spring | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.6% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.2% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 76.3% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 57.7% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 48.0% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 21.3% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.3% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cold Spring. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cold Spring, NY schools is 81%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cold Spring, NY, an average of 96.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lincolndale, NY | 1,407 | 99% | 105.2% |
| Carmel Hamlet, NY | 6,278 | 99% | 105.2% |
| Shrub Oak, NY | 3,094 | 97% | 102.1% |
| Fort Montgomery, NY | 1,867 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Croton-on-Hudson, NY | 8,121 | 78% | 62.8% |
| Cold Spring, NY | 1,911 | 81% | 68.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tappahannock, VA | 1,911 | 69% | 44.1% |
| Newport, ME | 1,911 | 31% | 35.8% |
| Ada, MN | 1,912 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Olla, LA | 1,912 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Sigourney, IA | 1,909 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Cold Spring, NY | 1,911 | 81% | 68.2% |
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