| Index | Sylvan Springs | 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 | Sylvan Springs | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.7% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.8% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.8% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.3% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.2% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sylvan Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sylvan Springs, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sylvan Springs, AL, an average of 82.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | 34,482 | 81% | 69.0% |
| Homewood, AL | 25,170 | 71% | 48.8% |
| Hoover, AL | 85,386 | 67% | 39.4% |
| Mount Olive, AL | 4,052 | 57% | 18.8% |
| West Jefferson, AL | 462 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Sylvan Springs, AL | 1,832 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Varnville, SC | 1,832 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Clyde, NY | 1,832 | 48% | 0.3% |
| McCrory, AR | 1,831 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Martinsburg, PA | 1,834 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Campbellsport, WI | 1,830 | 47% | 1.3% |
| Sylvan Springs, AL | 1,832 | n/a |
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