| Index | Pine Ridge | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 4% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |
| Index | Pine Ridge | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.8% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.1% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.4% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.2% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.7% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pine Ridge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pine Ridge, SD schools is 4%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Pine Ridge, SD, an average of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oglala, SD | 1,816 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Pine Ridge, SD | 2,984 | 4% | 92.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Versailles, MO | 2,983 | 43% | 10.4% |
| East Douglas, MA | 2,985 | 57% | 19.4% |
| Tularosa, NM | 2,983 | 24% | 49.3% |
| Walsenburg, CO | 2,982 | 20% | 58.3% |
| De Leon Springs, FL | 2,982 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Pine Ridge, SD | 2,984 | 4% | 92.7% |
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