During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 458 students attending 22 classes in Attalens. A total of 620 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There were 5 kindergarten classes with a total of 99 students in the municipality. The municipality had 17 primary classes and 359 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 133 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 56 upper Secondary students and 55 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 2 non-university Tertiary students and 6 specialized Tertiary students who attended classes in another municipality.