| Index | Cottondale | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cottondale | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.6% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.5% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.3% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.1% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cottondale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cottondale, AL schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cottondale, AL, an average of 74.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coker, AL | 1,043 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Moundville, AL | 3,008 | 44% | 8.6% |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 100,633 | 44% | 9.2% |
| Northport, AL | 25,970 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Vance, AL | 1,475 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Cottondale, AL | 3,325 | 26% | 46.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Osceola, IN | 3,323 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Stanhope, NJ | 3,327 | 60% | 25.8% |
| Keego Harbor, MI | 3,323 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Delmar, MD | 3,321 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Auberry, CA | 3,321 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cottondale, AL | 3,325 | 26% | 46.6% |
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