| Index | Jenkins | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 11:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Jenkins | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.9% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.2% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.7% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.3% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Jenkins. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Jenkins, KY schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 11:1. In Jenkins, KY, an average of 72.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pound, VA | 972 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Wise, VA | 2,954 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,563 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Fleming-Neon, KY | 494 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Whitesburg, KY | 2,215 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Jenkins, KY | 1,815 | 36% | 26.0% |
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| Pierre Part, LA | 1,815 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Idalou, TX | 1,814 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Mount Cobb, PA | 1,816 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Oglala, SD | 1,816 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Calhoun Falls, SC | 1,814 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Jenkins, KY | 1,815 | 36% | 26.0% |
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