The Altoona, AL educational system consists of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Altoona public schools have average test scores of 40% which is 7% higher than than the Alabama average and 19% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Altoona public schools is 12:1, compared to 15:1 in Alabama and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 64.8% of students have completed 8th grade, 63.3% have completed high school, 6.7% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 0.4% have completed a doctorate degree.