| Index | Tatum | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 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 | Tatum | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.9% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Tatum. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tatum, NM schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tatum, NM, an average of 71.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tatum, NM | 773 | 33% | 31.3% |
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| Bluffs, IL | 773 | 23% | 51.7% |
| Ogden, IL | 773 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Reynolds, GA | 773 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Swansea, SC | 773 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Essex, IA | 772 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Tatum, NM | 773 | 33% | 31.3% |
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