| 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 |
| 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 | 244 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Goodman, MS | 1,408 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Durant, MS | 2,810 | 18% | 63.0% |
| Pickens, MS | 1,215 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| North Grosvenor Dale, CT | 1,215 | 42% | 12.8% |
| Goodhue, MN | 1,216 | 53% | 9.9% |
| New Sharon, IA | 1,216 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Skagway, AK | 1,216 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Elgin, MN | 1,214 | 68% | 41.1% |
| Pickens, MS | 1,215 | n/a |
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