| Index | Dahlgren Center | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dahlgren Center | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.0% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 83.4% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.5% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 36.8% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 15.0% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dahlgren Center. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dahlgren Center, VA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dahlgren Center, VA, an average of 96.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dahlgren, VA | 3,528 | 85% | 76.0% |
| King George, VA | 4,601 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Colonial Beach, VA | 3,591 | 75% | 56.6% |
| Bryantown, MD | 464 | 48% | = 100 |
| La Plata, MD | 9,516 | 47% | 2.6% |
| Dahlgren Center, VA | 696 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aguanga, CA | 696 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Suttons Bay, MI | 696 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Mora, NM | 696 | 18% | 63.2% |
| Puryear, TN | 696 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Merrill, OR | 697 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Dahlgren Center, VA | 696 | n/a |
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