| Index | Brightwood | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Brightwood | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.5% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.1% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Brightwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brightwood, VA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brightwood, VA, an average of 87.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orange, VA | 5,140 | 82% | 71.5% |
| Stanardsville, VA | 506 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Madison, VA | 336 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Culpeper, VA | 19,271 | 77% | 60.2% |
| Ruckersville, VA | 1,282 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Brightwood, VA | 1,332 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Shell Knob, MO | 1,332 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Oxford, NJ | 1,332 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Tatum, TX | 1,332 | 62% | 29.5% |
| McDade, TX | 1,332 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Cashion, OK | 1,330 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Brightwood, VA | 1,332 | n/a |
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