| Index | Sheffield | Alabama | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 353 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 102 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sheffield | Alabama | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.4% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.9% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.2% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.9% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sheffield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sheffield, AL schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Sheffield, AL, an average of 74.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.9% 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% |
| Florence, AL | 40,652 | 54% | 12.3% |
| Tuscumbia, AL | 8,445 | 42% | 12.7% |
| Cherokee, AL | 876 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Sheffield, AL | 8,925 | 38% | 21.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pineville, NC | 8,923 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Sturgeon Bay, WI | 8,927 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Shawano, WI | 8,928 | 33% | 30.6% |
| Ivins, UT | 8,931 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Alma, MI | 8,918 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Sheffield, AL | 8,925 | 38% | 21.2% |
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