| Index | Estill Springs | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Estill Springs | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.9% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.0% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.5% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.9% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.8% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Estill Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Estill Springs, TN schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Estill Springs, TN, an average of 81.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sewanee, TN | 2,728 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Hillsboro, TN | 348 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Manchester, TN | 11,241 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Lynchburg, Moore County, TN | 6,531 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Winchester, TN | 9,014 | 32% | 34.1% |
| Estill Springs, TN | 2,144 | 32% | 33.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Inola, OK | 2,144 | 27% | 43.1% |
| Rosebud, SD | 2,144 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Akron, CO | 2,144 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Dillingham, AK | 2,144 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Terry, MS | 2,142 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Estill Springs, TN | 2,144 | 32% | 33.3% |