| Index | Rising Sun | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |
| Index | Rising Sun | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.3% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.8% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.2% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.1% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.9% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.9% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rising Sun. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rising Sun, MD schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Rising Sun, MD, an average of 80.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| West Grove, PA | 2,847 | 69% | 44.0% |
| Charlestown, MD | 1,530 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Oxford, PA | 5,560 | 54% | 12.0% |
| Chesapeake City, MD | 725 | 52% | 8.7% |
| Darlington, MD | 522 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Rising Sun, MD | 2,790 | 49% | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Madison, FL | 2,790 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Sutter, CA | 2,789 | 38% | 20.5% |
| North Barrington, IL | 2,789 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Whitehall, MI | 2,789 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Bushnell, IL | 2,789 | 14% | 70.8% |
| Rising Sun, MD | 2,790 | 49% | 2.8% |
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