| Index | Fitzgerald | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fitzgerald | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.3% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.9% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.3% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Fitzgerald. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fitzgerald, GA schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Fitzgerald, GA, an average of 81.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ambrose, GA | 265 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Ocilla, GA | 3,782 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Fitzgerald, GA | 8,995 | 22% | 54.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Angola, IN | 8,999 | 43% | 11.0% |
| Little Falls, MN | 9,000 | 46% | 4.3% |
| Lake Norman of Catawba, NC | 8,985 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Perkasie, PA | 8,985 | 66% | 36.8% |
| Rathdrum, ID | 8,985 | 55% | 15.5% |
| Fitzgerald, GA | 8,995 | 22% | 54.5% |