| Index | Edwards | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Edwards | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.8% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.6% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.8% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.3% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Edwards. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Edwards, MS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Edwards, MS, an average of 80.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Raymond, MS | 2,056 | 35% | 27.9% |
| Bolton, MS | 892 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Edwards, MS | 1,158 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brooklyn, CT | 1,158 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Miles, TX | 1,158 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Cottonwood, AL | 1,158 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Ansonia, OH | 1,158 | 81% | 68.1% |
| Elm Creek, NE | 1,159 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Edwards, MS | 1,158 | n/a |