The Tompkinsville, KY educational system consists of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Tompkinsville public schools have average test scores of 54% which is 13% higher than than the Kentucky average and 9% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Tompkinsville public schools is 15:1, compared to 16:1 in Kentucky and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 73.0% of students have completed 8th grade, 65.7% have completed high school, 16.3% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 3.5% have completed a doctorate degree.