| Index | Smithfield | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 83% | 81% | 68% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,596 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 553 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,965 |
| Index | Smithfield | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.2% | 85.4% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 87.1% | 84.1% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 67.9% | 62.9% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.0% | 42.9% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 30.9% | 35.8% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.7% | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Windsor, VA | 2,624 | 86% | 26% |
| Carrollton, VA | 4,693 | 84% | 24% |
| Poquoson, VA | 12,103 | 84% | 23% |
| Hampton, VA | 136,904 | 75% | 10% |
| Newport News, VA | 181,362 | 74% | 8% |
| Smithfield, VA | 8,159 | 83% | 22% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bellevue, OH | 8,157 | 84% | 23% |
| Golden Valley, AZ | 8,162 | 65% | 5% |
| Mammoth Lakes, CA | 8,154 | 46% | 33% |
| Ashland, WI | 8,167 | 80% | 18% |
| Dalhart, TX | 8,150 | 64% | 6% |
| Smithfield, VA | 8,159 | 83% | 22% |