| Index | Florence | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 54% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 15 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 6 | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Florence | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.9% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.5% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.5% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.1% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.1% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 15 public schools, 6 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Florence. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Florence, AL schools is 54%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Florence, AL, an average of 81.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | 14,379 | 66% | 37.2% |
| Killen, AL | 1,146 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Tuscumbia, AL | 8,445 | 42% | 12.7% |
| Sheffield, AL | 8,925 | 38% | 21.2% |
| Leighton, AL | 789 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Florence, AL | 40,652 | 54% | 12.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Danville, VA | 40,668 | 61% | 27.2% |
| Hutchinson, KS | 40,669 | 28% | 41.4% |
| Coram, NY | 40,630 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Maplewood, MN | 40,684 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Fitchburg, MA | 40,576 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Florence, AL | 40,652 | 54% | 12.3% |
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