| Index | Iron City | 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 | Iron City | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 55.9% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 19.6% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 2.8% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Iron City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Iron City, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Iron City, TN, an average of 55.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Killen, AL | 1,146 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Lexington, AL | 809 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Loretto, TN | 1,810 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Collinwood, TN | 1,170 | 25% | 47.2% |
| Iron City, TN | 94 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Crystal, ND | 94 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Garden City, SD | 93 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Boon, MI | 93 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Diomede, AK | 93 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Alder, MT | 93 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Iron City, TN | 94 | n/a |
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