| Index | Bentonia | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bentonia | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.4% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.1% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.1% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.3% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.3% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.3% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bentonia. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bentonia, MS schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bentonia, MS, an average of 73.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Madison, MS | 25,650 | 66% | 37.6% |
| Flora, MS | 2,353 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Bentonia, MS | 363 | 43% | 10.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Red Level, AL | 363 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Table Grove, IL | 363 | 14% | 70.1% |
| Saline, LA | 363 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Hydaburg, AK | 363 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Sugar Grove, OH | 363 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Bentonia, MS | 363 | 43% | 10.4% |
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