| Index | Talala | Oklahoma | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 32% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,346 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 159 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 178 | 7,963 |

| Index | Talala | Oklahoma | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.7% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.2% | 82.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.3% | 55.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.9% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.8% | 24.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.3% | 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 Talala. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Talala, OK schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Talala, OK, an average of 82.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oologah, OK | 1,829 | 40% | 16.3% |
| Claremore, OK | 19,346 | 40% | 16.6% |
| Collinsville, OK | 7,323 | 39% | 19.0% |
| Bartlesville, OK | 37,389 | 36% | 24.8% |
| Nowata, OK | 3,792 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Talala, OK | 285 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Faith, SD | 285 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Wallace, NE | 285 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Grinnell, KS | 285 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Valley Springs, AR | 284 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Ambler, AK | 284 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Talala, OK | 285 | n/a |