| Index | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.8% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.7% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.6% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.0% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.9% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fort Oglethorpe. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fort Oglethorpe, GA schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Fort Oglethorpe, GA, an average of 78.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lookout Mountain, GA | 1,667 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Lookout Mountain, TN | 2,061 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Signal Mountain, TN | 8,749 | 73% | 52.1% |
| Apison, TN | 4,328 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Chickamauga, GA | 3,335 | 57% | 18.5% |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 10,157 | 44% | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rifle, CO | 10,154 | 29% | 40.4% |
| Boiling Springs, SC | 10,161 | 56% | 17.4% |
| East Rockaway, NY | 10,149 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Lowell, IN | 10,146 | 60% | 24.8% |
| Wimauma, FL | 10,172 | 49% | 2.5% |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 10,157 | 44% | 8.3% |