| Index | Putnam | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Putnam | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.5% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.4% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.8% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.1% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.4% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.7% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Putnam. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Putnam, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Putnam, AL, an average of 95.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sweet Water, AL | 213 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Butler, AL | 2,902 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Putnam, AL | 54 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fellows, CA | 54 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Catlett, VA | 54 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Rampart, AK | 54 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Perryville, AK | 54 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Wood, SD | 55 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Putnam, AL | 54 | n/a |
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