| Index | Bamberg | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bamberg | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.9% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.8% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.2% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.1% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.2% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.5% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Bamberg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bamberg, SC schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Bamberg, SC, an average of 76.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Branchville, SC | 1,269 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Cordova, SC | 233 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Denmark, SC | 3,349 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Orangeburg, SC | 13,075 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Rowesville, SC | 559 | 24% | 49.5% |
| Bamberg, SC | 3,348 | 47% | 2.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Denmark, SC | 3,349 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Sleepy Hollow, IL | 3,351 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Burlington, CO | 3,345 | 22% | 53.5% |
| Muldrow, OK | 3,351 | 31% | 35.0% |
| Gramercy, LA | 3,352 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Bamberg, SC | 3,348 | 47% | 2.4% |