| Index | Clintwood | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 87% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Clintwood | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.7% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.8% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.9% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Clintwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clintwood, VA schools is 87%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Clintwood, VA, an average of 76.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pound, VA | 972 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Coeburn, VA | 1,472 | 90% | 87.8% |
| Wise, VA | 2,954 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Fleming-Neon, KY | 494 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Jenkins, KY | 1,815 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,563 | 87% | 81.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rock Hall, MD | 1,563 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Daleville, IN | 1,565 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Albany, TX | 1,565 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Wagner, SD | 1,566 | 43% | 10.8% |
| Yorktown Heights, NY | 1,567 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,563 | 87% | 81.3% |
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