| Index | Yazoo City | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 17% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |
| Index | Yazoo City | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.0% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.2% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.1% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.1% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.3% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Yazoo City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Yazoo City, MS schools is 17%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Yazoo City, MS, an average of 68.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yazoo City, MS | 10,806 | 17% | 65.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tarboro, NC | 10,806 | 30% | 37.0% |
| Totowa, NJ | 10,810 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Burtonsville, MD | 10,812 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Rockport, TX | 10,815 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Highland Park, MI | 10,818 | 18% | 63.3% |
| Yazoo City, MS | 10,806 | 17% | 65.4% |
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