| Index | Jonesborough | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Jonesborough | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.1% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.1% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.1% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.4% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.8% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Jonesborough. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Jonesborough, TN schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Jonesborough, TN, an average of 79.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Johnson City, TN | 66,934 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Gray, TN | 1,342 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Telford, TN | 990 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 13,568 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Tusculum, TN | 2,730 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,539 | 43% | 10.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lake Bluff, IL | 5,540 | 64% | 32.8% |
| Zeeland, MI | 5,540 | 57% | 19.5% |
| Exeter, PA | 5,540 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Mecca, CA | 5,541 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Bessemer City, NC | 5,536 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,539 | 43% | 10.4% |
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