| Index | Sutter | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sutter | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.3% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.3% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.3% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.5% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.4% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sutter. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sutter, CA schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Sutter, CA, an average of 91.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Plumas Lake, CA | 7,854 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Grimes, CA | 479 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Colusa, CA | 6,305 | 47% | 2.6% |
| Rio Oso, CA | 428 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Gridley, CA | 7,347 | 43% | 10.2% |
| Sutter, CA | 2,849 | 38% | 20.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mangum, OK | 2,848 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Windsor, VA | 2,848 | 87% | 80.9% |
| Kemmerer, WY | 2,846 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Westfield, NY | 2,852 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Jaffrey, NH | 2,852 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Sutter, CA | 2,849 | 38% | 20.5% |