| Index | Gainesboro | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Gainesboro | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.6% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 55.2% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 29.3% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.8% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.7% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gainesboro. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gainesboro, TN schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gainesboro, TN, an average of 66.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 55.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cookeville, TN | 34,916 | 40% | 17.5% |
| Baxter, TN | 1,579 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Algood, TN | 4,555 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Celina, TN | 2,042 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Gainesboro, TN | 1,010 | 28% | 42.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Victor, IA | 1,010 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Algodones, NM | 1,010 | 8% | 83.3% |
| Yale, OK | 1,010 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Cripple Creek, CO | 1,010 | 22% | 53.6% |
| Mechanicsville, IA | 1,009 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Gainesboro, TN | 1,010 | 28% | 42.0% |