| Index | Deadwood | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |
| Index | Deadwood | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.4% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.1% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.1% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.2% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Deadwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Deadwood, SD schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Deadwood, SD, an average of 86.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitewood, SD | 986 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Sturgis, SD | 6,914 | 56% | 15.8% |
| Spearfish, SD | 11,702 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Lead, SD | 2,979 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Deadwood, SD | 1,584 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Salisbury, MO | 1,584 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Middletown, VA | 1,585 | 83% | 72.9% |
| Franklin, TX | 1,585 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Resaca, GA | 1,583 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Hartley, IA | 1,583 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Deadwood, SD | 1,584 | 40% | 17.7% |
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