| Index | Cottonwood | Idaho | National |
| Average Test Scores | 62% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 446 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 83 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 34 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cottonwood | Idaho | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.7% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.2% | 84.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.9% | 62.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.6% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.7% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cottonwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cottonwood, ID schools is 62%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cottonwood, ID, an average of 88.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nezperce, ID | 528 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Grangeville, ID | 3,195 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Craigmont, ID | 515 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1,047 | 62% | 29.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scobey, MT | 1,047 | 51% | 5.6% |
| La Monte, MO | 1,046 | 31% | 35.9% |
| Oxford, KS | 1,046 | 26% | 46.4% |
| Ouray, CO | 1,046 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Worthing, SD | 1,046 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1,047 | 62% | 29.2% |
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