| Index | Bluff City | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bluff City | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.3% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.6% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.0% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.2% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bluff City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bluff City, TN schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bluff City, TN, an average of 78.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bristol, VA | 17,459 | 80% | 67.5% |
| Johnson City, TN | 69,135 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Gray, TN | 1,377 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,684 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Bristol, TN | 27,756 | 42% | 12.8% |
| Bluff City, TN | 2,140 | 30% | 38.5% |
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| Fredonia, KS | 2,140 | 16% | 67.7% |
| Warrenton, GA | 2,139 | 24% | 49.7% |
| Oakley, KS | 2,141 | 41% | 15.3% |
| Pojoaque, NM | 2,139 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Gaston, SC | 2,138 | 15% | 68.2% |
| Bluff City, TN | 2,140 | 30% | 38.5% |