| Index | Coldwater | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Coldwater | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.9% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.9% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.5% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.1% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.0% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Coldwater. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Coldwater, MS schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Coldwater, MS, an average of 74.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hernando, MS | 16,752 | 71% | 47.7% |
| Senatobia, MS | 7,927 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Como, MS | 1,960 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Crenshaw, MS | 1,191 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Coldwater, MS | 1,668 | 28% | 41.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Decatur, TN | 1,667 | 34% | 28.9% |
| Lookout Mountain, GA | 1,667 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Port Gibson, MS | 1,667 | 26% | 45.3% |
| Silver Bay, MN | 1,669 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Plymouth, OH | 1,669 | 64% | 33.0% |
| Coldwater, MS | 1,668 | 28% | 41.4% |