| Index | Tucumcari | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Tucumcari | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.6% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Tucumcari. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tucumcari, NM schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Tucumcari, NM, an average of 76.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tucumcari, NM | 4,872 | 27% | 44.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Childersburg, AL | 4,872 | 37% | 23.4% |
| Colorado City, AZ | 4,873 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Chittenango, NY | 4,871 | 69% | 44.1% |
| Mayville, WI | 4,875 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Normandy, MO | 4,868 | 11% | 77.8% |
| Tucumcari, NM | 4,872 | 27% | 44.4% |
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