| Index | Trinidad | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Trinidad | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.7% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.1% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.1% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.7% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.7% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Trinidad. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Trinidad, TX schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Trinidad, TX, an average of 69.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tool, TX | 2,689 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 6,401 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Mabank, TX | 3,821 | 60% | 24.4% |
| Malakoff, TX | 2,652 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Eustace, TX | 1,375 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Trinidad, TX | 868 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Folsom, LA | 868 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Los Olivos, CA | 868 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Merrill, MI | 869 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Belleville, AR | 869 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Marion, MI | 869 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Trinidad, TX | 868 | 45% | 7.3% |