| Index | Malakoff | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 59% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 11:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Malakoff | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.7% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.1% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.5% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.7% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Malakoff. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Malakoff, TX schools is 59%. The average student to teacher ratio is 11:1. In Malakoff, TX, an average of 73.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tool, TX | 2,689 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 6,401 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Mabank, TX | 3,821 | 60% | 24.4% |
| Eustace, TX | 1,375 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Trinidad, TX | 868 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Malakoff, TX | 2,652 | 59% | 23.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Owensville, MO | 2,652 | 43% | 9.7% |
| Weatherly, PA | 2,652 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Sibley, IA | 2,652 | 71% | 48.3% |
| Winters, TX | 2,652 | 34% | 28.8% |
| Lake Providence, LA | 2,652 | 42% | 13.2% |
| Malakoff, TX | 2,652 | 59% | 23.3% |