| Index | Elkhorn City | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elkhorn City | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.4% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.5% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.1% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elkhorn City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elkhorn City, KY schools is 31%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Elkhorn City, KY, an average of 68.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pound, VA | 972 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Clintwood, VA | 1,563 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Grundy, VA | 1,034 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Pikeville, KY | 6,642 | 49% | 2.0% |
| Phelps, KY | 448 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Elkhorn City, KY | 1,085 | 31% | 36.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Apple Creek, OH | 1,085 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Windsor, NY | 1,085 | 68% | 41.0% |
| New Madison, OH | 1,086 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Gerber, CA | 1,084 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Lincoln, NH | 1,086 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Elkhorn City, KY | 1,085 | 31% | 36.5% |
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