| Index | Colony | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |

| Index | Colony | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.0% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.5% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.0% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Colony. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Colony, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Colony, AL, an average of 75.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hayden, AL | 1,563 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Kimberly, AL | 3,646 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Warrior, AL | 3,316 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Dora, AL | 2,507 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Hanceville, AL | 3,471 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Colony, AL | 304 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dodson, LA | 304 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Goose Lake, IA | 304 | 77% | 60.9% |
| Custer, WA | 304 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Morganton, GA | 304 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Ridgeway, SC | 304 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Colony, AL | 304 | n/a |