| Index | Fitzgerald | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 192 | 7,963 |
| Index | Fitzgerald | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.3% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.9% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.3% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Fitzgerald. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fitzgerald, GA schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Fitzgerald, GA, an average of 81.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ambrose, GA | 258 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Ocilla, GA | 3,668 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Fitzgerald, GA | 8,747 | 22% | 54.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverside, IL | 8,748 | 65% | 35.2% |
| Marathon, FL | 8,746 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Pulaski, VA | 8,744 | 74% | 53.5% |
| Hanover, NH | 8,744 | 82% | 70.5% |
| Ridgefield, WA | 8,751 | 68% | 41.5% |
| Fitzgerald, GA | 8,747 | 22% | 54.5% |
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