| Index | Shorter | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 37% | 49% |
| 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 | Shorter | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.6% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.4% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.8% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.4% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.7% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 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 Shorter. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shorter, AL schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shorter, AL, an average of 76.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.4% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tallassee, AL | 5,657 | 39% | 22% |
| Reeltown, AL | 363 | 32% | 35% |
| Tuskegee, AL | 9,050 | 19% | 62% |
| Pike Road, AL | 7,790 | 17% | 66% |
| Notasulga, AL | 951 | 12% | 76% |
| Shorter, AL | 581 | 27% | 45% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chadwick, IL | 581 | 32% | 35% |
| Bedford Park, IL | 581 | 22% | 55% |
| Ronda, NC | 581 | 42% | 14% |
| Milnor, ND | 581 | 38% | 23% |
| Presho, SD | 580 | 50% | 1% |
| Shorter, AL | 581 | 27% | 45% |
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