| Index | La Plata | 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 | La Plata | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.5% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.8% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 30.2% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.3% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 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 La Plata. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for La Plata, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In La Plata, NM, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Farmington, NM | 44,967 | 36% | 25.3% |
| Kirtland, NM | 711 | 29% | 38.8% |
| Nenahnezad, NM | 470 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Aztec, NM | 6,467 | 24% | 49.4% |
| Bloomfield, NM | 7,791 | 16% | 67.0% |
| La Plata, NM | 2,078 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Benavides, TX | 2,077 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Fredonia, KS | 2,077 | 16% | 67.7% |
| Delcambre, LA | 2,079 | 89% | 85.4% |
| Dundee, NY | 2,077 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Townsend, MT | 2,080 | 49% | 1.7% |
| La Plata, NM | 2,078 | n/a |
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