| Index | Smoke Rise | 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 | Smoke Rise | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.6% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.3% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.6% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.4% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 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 Smoke Rise. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Smoke Rise, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Smoke Rise, AL, an average of 85.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Olive, AL | 4,174 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Hayden, AL | 1,563 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Kimberly, AL | 3,646 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Warrior, AL | 3,316 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Gardendale, AL | 14,518 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Smoke Rise, AL | 1,901 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Parkersburg, IA | 1,901 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Oak Hill, OH | 1,900 | 66% | 38.0% |
| Murphy, NC | 1,903 | 47% | 1.5% |
| Troy, TN | 1,898 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Waterville, MN | 1,898 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Smoke Rise, AL | 1,901 | n/a |