| Index | Gum Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |

| Index | Gum Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.8% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.6% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.4% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 36.4% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.1% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gum Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gum Springs, AR schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gum Springs, AR, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Donaldson, AR | 358 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 11,027 | 41% | 15.4% |
| Sparkman, AR | 510 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Gurdon, AR | 2,167 | 26% | 46.2% |
| Gum Springs, AR | 115 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitewater, MT | 115 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Corona, NM | 115 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Goodridge, MN | 114 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Teterboro, NJ | 114 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Terlingua, TX | 114 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Gum Springs, AR | 115 | n/a |