| Index | Elizabethton | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 38% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 14 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elizabethton | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.4% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.3% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.2% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.5% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 14 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Elizabethton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elizabethton, TN schools is 38%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elizabethton, TN, an average of 79.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elk Park, NC | 456 | 55% | 13.3% |
| Johnson City, TN | 65,415 | 52% | 8.6% |
| Gray, TN | 1,806 | 49% | 0.8% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,234 | 43% | 10.6% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,454 | 41% | 15.3% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 14,012 | 38% | 21.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Washington, MO | 14,012 | 49% | 0.8% |
| Maumee, OH | 14,018 | 65% | 34.5% |
| Indiana, PA | 14,002 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Oldsmar, FL | 14,023 | 69% | 42.9% |
| Olean, NY | 13,991 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 14,012 | 38% | 21.2% |
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