| Index | South Carthage | 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 | South Carthage | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.1% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.1% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.5% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.9% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 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 South Carthage. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for South Carthage, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In South Carthage, TN, an average of 79.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hartsville (Trousdale County) , TN | 7,970 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Gordonsville, TN | 1,548 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Carthage, TN | 2,533 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Watertown, TN | 1,698 | 36% | 25.7% |
| South Carthage, TN | 1,575 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oakland, NE | 1,575 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Jackson Center, OH | 1,575 | 77% | 60.4% |
| New Market, TN | 1,576 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Cornersville, TN | 1,574 | 37% | 23.4% |
| Osgood, IN | 1,576 | 47% | 2.6% |
| South Carthage, TN | 1,575 | n/a |
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