| Index | Friendship | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |

| Index | Friendship | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.5% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.5% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.8% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.5% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.7% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Friendship. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Friendship, AR schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Friendship, AR, an average of 67.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Donaldson, AR | 358 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 11,027 | 41% | 15.4% |
| Malvern, AR | 11,203 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Friendship, AR | 236 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blain, PA | 236 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Lynn, AR | 236 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Granville, ND | 236 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Glidden, WI | 236 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Springview, NE | 236 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Friendship, AR | 236 | n/a |