| Index | Dawson | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dawson | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.0% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.7% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.8% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dawson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dawson, TX schools is 37%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dawson, TX, an average of 72.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coolidge, TX | 1,014 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Penelope, TX | 124 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Wortham, TX | 1,299 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Corsicana, TX | 23,736 | 42% | 12.4% |
| Frost, TX | 882 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Dawson, TX | 943 | 37% | 22.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rankin, TX | 943 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Portville, NY | 943 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Cascade-Chipita Park, CO | 943 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Town Creek, AL | 943 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Cannon Ball, ND | 943 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Dawson, TX | 943 | 37% | 22.9% |
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