| Index | Sulphur Springs | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 10 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sulphur Springs | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.4% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.1% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.2% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.6% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.6% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 10 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sulphur Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sulphur Springs, TX schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Sulphur Springs, TX, an average of 73.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cumby, TX | 836 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Como, TX | 732 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Yantis, TX | 362 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Sulphur Springs, TX | 16,573 | 43% | 10.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fort Mohave, AZ | 16,571 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Waxhaw, NC | 16,569 | 67% | 39.5% |
| Brunswick, ME | 16,566 | 48% | 0.8% |
| Griffith, IN | 16,547 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Crowley, TX | 16,542 | 39% | 17.9% |
| Sulphur Springs, TX | 16,573 | 43% | 10.9% |