| Index | Shaft | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shaft | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.9% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.3% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.1% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 40.5% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 26.6% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shaft. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shaft, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shaft, MD, an average of 94.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Meyersdale, PA | 2,203 | 62% | 29.5% |
| La Vale, MD | 4,486 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Frostburg, MD | 8,550 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Salisbury, PA | 702 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Mount Savage, MD | 768 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Shaft, MD | 291 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wynona, OK | 291 | 31% | 34.9% |
| Loop, TX | 291 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Oakdale, IL | 291 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Montague, TX | 291 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Colton, NY | 290 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Shaft, MD | 291 | n/a |
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