| Index | Gates | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Gates | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.1% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.3% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.6% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gates. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gates, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gates, TN, an average of 72.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dyersburg, TN | 16,371 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Halls, TN | 9,135 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Maury City, TN | 817 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Ripley, TN | 7,852 | 26% | 46.5% |
| Friendship, TN | 705 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Gates, TN | 489 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lahoma, OK | 489 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Springdale, UT | 489 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Suring, WI | 489 | 20% | 58.9% |
| Roscoe, NY | 489 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Hayesville, OH | 489 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Gates, TN | 489 | n/a |
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