| Index | Putney | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Putney | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.0% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.7% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.1% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.3% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.8% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.2% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Putney. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Putney, GA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Putney, GA, an average of 79.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Baconton, GA | 1,065 | 32% | 33.9% |
| Albany, GA | 74,905 | 26% | 45.3% |
| Doerun, GA | 779 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Newton, GA | 588 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Putney, GA | 2,911 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seward, AK | 2,911 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Ashland, NE | 2,910 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Yanceyville, NC | 2,912 | 27% | 44.4% |
| Magnolia, TX | 2,910 | 46% | 4.9% |
| Janesville, CA | 2,912 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Putney, GA | 2,911 | n/a |