| Index | Alligator | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Alligator | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 59.6% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.1% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 26.6% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.8% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.4% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Alligator. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Alligator, MS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Alligator, MS, an average of 59.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mound Bayou, MS | 1,730 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Lyon, MS | 454 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Clarksdale, MS | 15,683 | 21% | 56.1% |
| Duncan, MS | 327 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Shelby, MS | 1,701 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Alligator, MS | 237 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cairo, MO | 237 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Carney, MI | 237 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Granada, MN | 237 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Springview, NE | 236 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Raymond, NE | 238 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Alligator, MS | 237 | n/a |