| Index | Cotton City | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cotton City | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 54.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 54.1% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.2% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.7% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cotton City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cotton City, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cotton City, NM, an average of 54.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 54.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cotton City, NM | 355 | n/a |
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| Branch, LA | 355 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Ransom, IL | 355 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Gridley, KS | 355 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Spottsville, KY | 355 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Sussex, VA | 355 | 78% | 63.0% |
| Cotton City, NM | 355 | n/a |
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