| Index | Jamestown | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Jamestown | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.3% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.6% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.2% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.5% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Jamestown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Jamestown, CA schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Jamestown, CA, an average of 89.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.6% have completed high school.
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| Chinese Camp, CA | 146 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Murphys, CA | 1,944 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Angels, CA | 3,889 | 49% | 1.8% |
| Twain Harte, CA | 2,502 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Groveland, CA | 249 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Jamestown, CA | 3,379 | 25% | 49.0% |
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| Waldron, AR | 3,379 | 42% | 13.2% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,378 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Fort Branch, IN | 3,381 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Hanceville, AL | 3,377 | 44% | 7.6% |
| La Salle, CO | 3,377 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Jamestown, CA | 3,379 | 25% | 49.0% |
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