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

| Index | Cumberland Gap | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.2% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.4% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 81.9% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 73.7% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 72.0% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 25.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cumberland Gap. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cumberland Gap, TN schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cumberland Gap, TN, an average of 89.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ewing, VA | 155 | 83% | 72.4% |
| South Wallins, KY | 932 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Pineville, KY | 1,966 | 47% | 2.5% |
| Middlesborough, KY | 9,518 | 46% | 4.8% |
| Tazewell, TN | 2,408 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Cumberland Gap, TN | 350 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Princeton, CA | 350 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Winthrop, WA | 350 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Kinta, OK | 350 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Beaver Creek, MN | 350 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Boyne Falls, MI | 350 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Cumberland Gap, TN | 350 | 35% | 28.1% |