| Index | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 17% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 26 | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 8 | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 6 | 98 | 7,963 |

| Index | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.0% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.1% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.7% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.3% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.6% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.4% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 26 public schools, 8 private schools and 6 post-secondary schools in Pine Bluff. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pine Bluff, AR schools is 17%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Pine Bluff, AR, an average of 81.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White Hall, AR | 5,193 | 51% | 6.5% |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 43,193 | 17% | 65.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Odenton, MD | 43,210 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Beverly, MA | 43,236 | 61% | 27.4% |
| Annandale, VA | 43,136 | 78% | 62.2% |
| Oakley, CA | 43,283 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Huntsville, TX | 43,308 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 43,193 | 17% | 65.4% |