| Index | Rutledge | 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 | Rutledge | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.0% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.1% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 26.2% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.0% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.6% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Rutledge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rutledge, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rutledge, AL, an average of 66.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Luverne, AL | 2,810 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Goshen, AL | 226 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Brantley, AL | 1,071 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Rutledge, AL | 419 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Billings, OK | 419 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Sunrise Beach, MO | 419 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Thayer, KS | 419 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Troutville, VA | 419 | 86% | 78.6% |
| Caroga Lake, NY | 419 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Rutledge, AL | 419 | n/a |