| Index | Leighton | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Leighton | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.7% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.1% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.5% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.3% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Leighton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Leighton, AL schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Leighton, AL, an average of 72.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.1% 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% |
| Rogersville, AL | 1,464 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Florence, AL | 40,652 | 54% | 12.3% |
| Town Creek, AL | 943 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Leighton, AL | 789 | 33% | 30.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waynoka, OK | 789 | 36% | 25.0% |
| New Hartford, IA | 789 | 80% | 65.6% |
| St. Joseph, LA | 789 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Plantersville, MS | 789 | 17% | 65.6% |
| Bartelso, IL | 789 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Leighton, AL | 789 | 33% | 30.9% |
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