| Index | Clintwood | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 87% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |

| Index | Clintwood | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.7% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.8% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.9% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Clintwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clintwood, VA schools is 87%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Clintwood, VA, an average of 76.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pound, VA | 1,005 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Coeburn, VA | 1,513 | 90% | 87.8% |
| Wise, VA | 3,031 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Fleming-Neon, KY | 510 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Jenkins, KY | 1,885 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,623 | 87% | 81.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Roxana, IL | 1,624 | 25% | 47.2% |
| Ivanhoe, TX | 1,624 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Napavine, WA | 1,622 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Pierz, MN | 1,621 | 62% | 28.6% |
| Bellwood, PA | 1,625 | 62% | 28.5% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,623 | 87% | 81.3% |