| Index | Dowelltown | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Dowelltown | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.1% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.7% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.7% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dowelltown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dowelltown, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dowelltown, TN, an average of 74.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Liberty, TN | 360 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Gordonsville, TN | 1,606 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Watertown, TN | 1,741 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Auburntown, TN | 347 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Smithville, TN | 4,925 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Dowelltown, TN | 361 | n/a |
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| Abbott, TX | 361 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Coleville, CA | 361 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Gans, OK | 361 | 24% | 51.0% |
| Lockwood, CA | 361 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Murchison, TX | 361 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Dowelltown, TN | 361 | n/a |