| Index | Sheffield | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
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| Index | Sheffield | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.4% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.9% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.2% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.9% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sheffield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sheffield, AL schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Sheffield, AL, an average of 74.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | 14,685 | 66% | 37.2% |
| Killen, AL | 1,175 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Florence, AL | 41,756 | 54% | 12.3% |
| Tuscumbia, AL | 8,741 | 42% | 12.7% |
| Cherokee, AL | 898 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Sheffield, AL | 9,116 | 38% | 21.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Andover, MA | 9,117 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Franklin, KY | 9,114 | 45% | 6.0% |
| Covington, TN | 9,113 | 28% | 40.8% |
| Savoy, IL | 9,110 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Whitestown, IN | 9,109 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Sheffield, AL | 9,116 | 38% | 21.2% |
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