| Index | Pennington | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |

| Index | Pennington | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.2% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.5% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.4% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.2% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pennington. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pennington, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pennington, AL, an average of 74.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sweet Water, AL | 219 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Butler, AL | 2,995 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Pennington, AL | 643 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pitkin, LA | 643 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Big Sandy, TN | 644 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Dubois, ID | 644 | 26% | 45.3% |
| McKenna, WA | 644 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Harrah, WA | 644 | 12% | 75.0% |
| Pennington, AL | 643 | n/a |