| Index | Ware Shoals | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ware Shoals | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.8% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.4% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.0% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.6% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.5% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ware Shoals. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ware Shoals, SC schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ware Shoals, SC, an average of 76.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Due West, SC | 1,189 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Abbeville, SC | 5,014 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Donalds, SC | 313 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Belton, SC | 4,436 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Hodges, SC | 226 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Ware Shoals, SC | 2,455 | 49% | 1.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Canton, MO | 2,455 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Nettleton, MS | 2,455 | 39% | 19.0% |
| McConnelsville, OH | 2,456 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Driggs, ID | 2,454 | 36% | 25.3% |
| New Palestine, IN | 2,456 | 61% | 26.9% |
| Ware Shoals, SC | 2,455 | 49% | 1.4% |
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