| Index | Gainesville | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 50 | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 20 | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 7 | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | Gainesville | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.8% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.2% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 70.9% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 52.5% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 43.2% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 21.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.3% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 50 public schools, 20 private schools and 7 post-secondary schools in Gainesville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gainesville, FL schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Gainesville, FL, an average of 88.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Micanopy, FL | 493 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Alachua, FL | 9,891 | 63% | 30.4% |
| Archer, FL | 1,104 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Hampton, FL | 521 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Hawthorne, FL | 1,500 | 43% | 10.1% |
| Gainesville, FL | 133,611 | 52% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coral Springs, FL | 133,370 | 62% | 28.7% |
| Columbia, SC | 134,057 | 41% | 14.5% |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 133,125 | 63% | 30.3% |
| Visalia, CA | 133,100 | 37% | 23.0% |
| Warren, MI | 134,188 | 31% | 35.6% |
| Gainesville, FL | 133,611 | 52% | 8.1% |
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