| Index | Cottonwood CDP | Arizona | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,863 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 316 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 148 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cottonwood CDP | Arizona | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 83.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.7% | 82.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.0% | 62.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.0% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.3% | 28.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cottonwood CDP. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cottonwood CDP, AZ schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cottonwood CDP, AZ, an average of 87.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dewey-Humboldt, AZ | 4,281 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Clarkdale, AZ | 4,462 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Cottonwood, AZ | 12,640 | 43% | 9.8% |
| Sedona, AZ | 10,738 | 41% | 14.4% |
| Cornville, AZ | 3,358 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Cottonwood CDP, AZ | 192 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nikolaevsk, AK | 192 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Warba, MN | 192 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bartlett, NH | 192 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Moore, MT | 192 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Atlanta, LA | 192 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Cottonwood CDP, AZ | 192 | n/a |