| Index | Whitesburg | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Whitesburg | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.5% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.0% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.0% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.7% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.8% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Whitesburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Whitesburg, KY schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Whitesburg, KY, an average of 81.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pound, VA | 972 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Wise, VA | 2,954 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Norton, VA | 3,969 | 87% | 81.6% |
| Fleming-Neon, KY | 494 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Blackey, KY | 85 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Whitesburg, KY | 2,215 | 50% | 4.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Raceland, KY | 2,215 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Moweaqua, IL | 2,215 | 27% | 43.2% |
| Albion, IL | 2,215 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Yale, MI | 2,216 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Oakboro, NC | 2,214 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Whitesburg, KY | 2,215 | 50% | 4.4% |
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