| Index | Plainview | 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 | Plainview | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.8% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.9% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.6% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.2% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 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 Plainview. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Plainview, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Plainview, TN, an average of 73.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Andersonville, TN | 427 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Norris, TN | 1,659 | 42% | 12.5% |
| New Market, TN | 1,576 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Knoxville, TN | 187,487 | 34% | 28.3% |
| Maynardville, TN | 2,567 | 30% | 37.2% |
| Plainview, TN | 2,110 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Springfield, SD | 2,110 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Jackson, SC | 2,111 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Everett, PA | 2,111 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Pawnee, OK | 2,111 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Ord, NE | 2,112 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Plainview, TN | 2,110 | n/a |
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