| Index | Buckatunna | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 41% | 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 | Buckatunna | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 55.1% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 55.1% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.2% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.0% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 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 Buckatunna. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buckatunna, MS schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buckatunna, MS, an average of 55.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 55.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waynesboro, MS | 4,966 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Buckatunna, MS | 738 | 39% | 20.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hazelton, ID | 738 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Appling, GA | 738 | 70% | 44.4% |
| St. James, LA | 738 | 81% | 67.3% |
| Walthill, NE | 739 | 15% | 69.3% |
| Maben, MS | 737 | 55% | 14.3% |
| Buckatunna, MS | 738 | 39% | 20.0% |
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