| Index | Dauphin Island | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dauphin Island | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.0% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.0% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 64.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.2% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.1% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 15.7% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.3% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dauphin Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dauphin Island, AL schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Dauphin Island, AL, an average of 92.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bayou La Batre, AL | 2,332 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Dauphin Island, AL | 1,610 | 70% | 45.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Silver Bay, MN | 1,610 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Fall Creek, WI | 1,610 | 44% | 8.7% |
| Folsom, NJ | 1,610 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Coldwater, MS | 1,609 | 28% | 41.4% |
| Pine Valley, CA | 1,611 | 33% | 31.9% |
| Dauphin Island, AL | 1,610 | 70% | 45.8% |
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