| Index | Sunflower | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sunflower | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.5% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.0% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.7% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.2% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.1% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 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 Sunflower. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sunflower, MS schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sunflower, MS, an average of 69.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Inverness, MS | 863 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Boyle, MS | 761 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Moorhead, MS | 1,549 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Indianola, MS | 9,550 | 29% | 39.3% |
| Ruleville, MS | 2,721 | 23% | 52.4% |
| Sunflower, MS | 1,099 | 32% | 33.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Deal, TX | 1,099 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Shinglehouse, PA | 1,099 | 64% | 33.0% |
| China, TX | 1,099 | 47% | 3.1% |
| Natalia, TX | 1,099 | 29% | 40.3% |
| Stronghurst, IL | 1,100 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Sunflower, MS | 1,099 | 32% | 33.3% |