| Index | Tazewell | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Tazewell | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.4% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.3% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tazewell. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tazewell, TN schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tazewell, TN, an average of 74.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ewing, VA | 152 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Middlesborough, KY | 9,242 | 46% | 4.8% |
| Cumberland Gap, TN | 337 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Rutledge, TN | 1,477 | 33% | 30.7% |
| New Tazewell, TN | 2,707 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Tazewell, TN | 2,321 | 39% | 18.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monroe, UT | 2,322 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Lovell, WY | 2,322 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Upper Nyack, NY | 2,322 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Brewster, WA | 2,323 | 41% | 14.9% |
| Spiro, OK | 2,323 | 30% | 37.8% |
| Tazewell, TN | 2,321 | 39% | 18.2% |
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