| Index | Margate City | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 82% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |
| Index | Margate City | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.0% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.2% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 72.0% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 53.4% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 46.9% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 19.6% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 10.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Margate City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Margate City, NJ schools is 82%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Margate City, NJ, an average of 95.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Port Republic, NJ | 1,127 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Linwood, NJ | 6,719 | 67% | 40.3% |
| Ocean City, NJ | 11,065 | 56% | 16.3% |
| Northfield, NJ | 8,088 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Estell Manor, NJ | 1,682 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Margate City, NJ | 5,921 | 82% | 70.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lewistown, MT | 5,923 | 48% | 0.8% |
| Selinsgrove, PA | 5,923 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Old Tappan, NJ | 5,924 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Waupaca, WI | 5,916 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Oxford, MA | 5,926 | 41% | 14.9% |
| Margate City, NJ | 5,921 | 82% | 70.8% |
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