| Index | Buchanan | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Buchanan | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 65.1% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 62.4% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 28.7% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 5.6% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.3% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.1% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buchanan. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buchanan, GA schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buchanan, GA, an average of 65.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 62.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bremen, GA | 7,225 | 74% | 54.4% |
| Fruithurst, AL | 446 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Temple, GA | 4,862 | 46% | 5.0% |
| Tallapoosa, GA | 3,256 | 42% | 13.3% |
| Rockmart, GA | 4,458 | 36% | 25.2% |
| Buchanan, GA | 1,447 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Philo, IL | 1,447 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Harper, TX | 1,447 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Descanso, CA | 1,447 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Rocksprings, TX | 1,446 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Fort Benton, MT | 1,446 | 63% | 31.6% |
| Buchanan, GA | 1,447 | 35% | 28.1% |