| Index | Halifax | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Halifax | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.5% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.8% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.0% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 26.0% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.8% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.7% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Halifax. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Halifax, VA schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Halifax, VA, an average of 80.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cluster Springs, VA | 768 | 83% | 72.9% |
| Scottsburg, VA | 112 | 83% | 72.4% |
| South Boston, VA | 7,676 | 78% | 62.2% |
| Nathalie, VA | 50 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Halifax, VA | 1,545 | 70% | 44.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Airy, GA | 1,545 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Foresthill, CA | 1,545 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1,546 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Verona, NY | 1,544 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Elizabethville, PA | 1,544 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Halifax, VA | 1,545 | 70% | 44.8% |
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