| Index | Middlesborough | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Middlesborough | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.7% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 56.9% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.3% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.4% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.8% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Middlesborough. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Middlesborough, KY schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Middlesborough, KY, an average of 62.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 56.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pineville, KY | 1,902 | 47% | 2.5% |
| Tazewell, TN | 2,321 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Cumberland Gap, TN | 337 | 35% | 28.1% |
| New Tazewell, TN | 2,707 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Harrogate, TN | 4,334 | 30% | 37.2% |
| Middlesborough, KY | 9,242 | 46% | 4.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fultondale, AL | 9,247 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Versailles, KY | 9,251 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 9,229 | 60% | 25.2% |
| Bethalto, IL | 9,258 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Indianola, MS | 9,258 | 29% | 39.3% |
| Middlesborough, KY | 9,242 | 46% | 4.8% |
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