| Index | Poplar-Cotton Center | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Poplar-Cotton Center | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 48.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 44.5% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 19.3% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 7.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.7% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Poplar-Cotton Center. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Poplar-Cotton Center, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Poplar-Cotton Center, CA, an average of 48.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 44.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Strathmore, CA | 3,641 | 40% | 16.9% |
| Lindsay, CA | 12,793 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Tipton, CA | 3,391 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Terra Bella, CA | 2,389 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Tulare, CA | 64,546 | 35% | 26.7% |
| Poplar-Cotton Center, CA | 1,840 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wilmerding, PA | 1,840 | 65% | 35.4% |
| State Center, IA | 1,839 | 77% | 60.1% |
| Union, OR | 1,841 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Waterville, MN | 1,841 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Parachute, CO | 1,839 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Poplar-Cotton Center, CA | 1,840 | n/a |
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