| Index | Hawthorne | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 157 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hawthorne | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.3% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.5% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.5% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.1% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.8% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 2 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Hawthorne. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hawthorne, NJ schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Hawthorne, NJ, an average of 90.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orangeburg, NY | 4,454 | 98% | 103.1% |
| Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Alpine, NJ | 1,459 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5,349 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ | 4,096 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Hawthorne, NJ | 18,762 | 52% | 9.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Twinsburg, OH | 18,754 | 83% | 73.4% |
| Seminole, FL | 18,772 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Ottawa, IL | 18,742 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Jacksonville, IL | 18,784 | 24% | 49.5% |
| Farmington, MO | 18,792 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Hawthorne, NJ | 18,762 | 52% | 9.2% |
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