| Index | Shoals | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shoals | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.5% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.7% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.8% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.0% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.8% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.8% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 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 Shoals. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shoals, IN schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shoals, IN, an average of 76.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Montgomery, IN | 1,025 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Loogootee, IN | 2,579 | 55% | 13.5% |
| French Lick, IN | 1,792 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Shoals, IN | 720 | 39% | 19.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Thrall, TX | 720 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Ethridge, TN | 720 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Butler, KY | 720 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Pray, MT | 719 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Dakota, IL | 721 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Shoals, IN | 720 | 39% | 19.1% |
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