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

| Index | Gay | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.5% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.8% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.2% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 34.5% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.3% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gay. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gay, GA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gay, GA, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Moreland, GA | 447 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Brooks, GA | 524 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Grantville, GA | 3,357 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Zebulon, GA | 1,480 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Thomaston, GA | 9,024 | 36% | 25.0% |
| Gay, GA | 124 | n/a |
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| Anton Chico, NM | 124 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Elizabeth, IN | 124 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Valley, WA | 124 | 47% | 1.4% |
| Holliday, MO | 124 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Nunam Iqua, AK | 125 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Gay, GA | 124 | n/a |