| Index | Commerce | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Commerce | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.0% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.3% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.4% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 26.1% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.2% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Commerce. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Commerce, TX schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Commerce, TX, an average of 77.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wolfe City, TX | 1,178 | 49% | 2.4% |
| Cooper, TX | 2,043 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Cumby, TX | 836 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Greenville, TX | 29,176 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Ladonia, TX | 770 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Commerce, TX | 9,703 | 36% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White City, OR | 9,701 | 27% | 44.3% |
| Louisville, OH | 9,706 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Rio Vista, CA | 9,698 | 34% | 28.9% |
| Atoka, TN | 9,712 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Mound, MN | 9,693 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Commerce, TX | 9,703 | 36% | 25.0% |