| Index | Sweetwater | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sweetwater | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.6% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.3% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.2% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.5% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.2% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sweetwater. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sweetwater, TN schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sweetwater, TN, an average of 74.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lenoir City, TN | 9,191 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Philadelphia, TN | 808 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Riceville, TN | 771 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Athens, TN | 13,931 | 38% | 21.5% |
| Englewood, TN | 1,513 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Sweetwater, TN | 5,894 | 30% | 38.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oelwein, IA | 5,896 | 55% | 14.9% |
| McKees Rocks, PA | 5,892 | 32% | 32.6% |
| Ramblewood, NJ | 5,899 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Riverside, MD | 5,888 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Littlefield, TX | 5,900 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Sweetwater, TN | 5,894 | 30% | 38.0% |
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