| Index | Sonora | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sonora | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.9% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.9% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.2% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.7% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sonora. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sonora, KY schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sonora, KY, an average of 86.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cecilia, KY | 573 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Rineyville, KY | 2,500 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Hodgenville, KY | 3,330 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 31,333 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Bonnieville, KY | 273 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Sonora, KY | 1,017 | 35% | 27.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wheatland, IA | 1,017 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Fremont, NC | 1,017 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Boonville, CA | 1,017 | 38% | 20.3% |
| Sardis, GA | 1,017 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Crawford, TX | 1,017 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Sonora, KY | 1,017 | 35% | 27.6% |