| Index | Dryden | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 82% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
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| Index | Dryden | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.6% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.3% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.9% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.1% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.2% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.9% | 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 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dryden. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dryden, VA schools is 82%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Dryden, VA, an average of 87.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 5,403 | 89% | 84.7% |
| Clinchport, VA | 49 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Duffield, VA | 86 | 86% | 78.6% |
| St. Charles, VA | 63 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 2,361 | 82% | 71.4% |
| Dryden, VA | 921 | 82% | 70.8% |
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| Mesquite, NM | 921 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Glasford, IL | 921 | 38% | 21.2% |
| Walhalla, ND | 922 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Cass Lake, MN | 922 | 31% | 36.2% |
| Valley Springs, SD | 920 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Dryden, VA | 921 | 82% | 70.8% |
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