| Index | Payne Gap | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Payne Gap | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 56.7% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 50.0% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 20.9% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 4.3% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.4% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Payne Gap. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Payne Gap, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Payne Gap, KY, an average of 56.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 50.0% 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% |
| Norton, VA | 3,969 | 87% | 81.6% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,563 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Payne Gap, KY | 588 | n/a |
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| Grover, NC | 588 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Irvington, IL | 588 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Avondale, CO | 588 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Catawba, NC | 588 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Ray, ND | 589 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Payne Gap, KY | 588 | n/a |
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