| Index | Pickens | 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 |
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| Index | Pickens | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.4% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.7% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.4% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.4% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.3% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.4% | 7.9% | 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 Pickens. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pickens, MS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pickens, MS, an average of 83.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sallis, MS | 238 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Goodman, MS | 1,368 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Durant, MS | 2,709 | 18% | 63.0% |
| Pickens, MS | 1,187 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fairland, OK | 1,187 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Tower City, PA | 1,187 | 38% | 20.8% |
| New Sharon, IA | 1,187 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Blair, WI | 1,188 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Eton, GA | 1,188 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Pickens, MS | 1,187 | n/a |
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