| Index | Cotton Plant | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cotton Plant | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.2% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.1% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.1% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 6.8% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.0% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 7.6% | 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 Cotton Plant. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cotton Plant, AR schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cotton Plant, AR, an average of 77.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Des Arc, AR | 1,384 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Brinkley, AR | 2,757 | 26% | 46.4% |
| Cotton Plant, AR | 527 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rock Creek, OH | 527 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Cawker City, KS | 527 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Beaver, OH | 527 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Juliaetta, ID | 527 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Garfield, AR | 527 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Cotton Plant, AR | 527 | n/a |