| Index | Bude | 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 | Bude | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.9% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.9% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.1% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.8% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.5% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.7% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bude. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bude, MS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bude, MS, an average of 68.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Meadville, MS | 766 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Bude, MS | 1,071 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Viola, IL | 1,071 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Thomasboro, IL | 1,071 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Brantley, AL | 1,071 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Grand Coteau, LA | 1,071 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Worthing, SD | 1,071 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Bude, MS | 1,071 | n/a |