| Index | Ledbetter | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ledbetter | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.7% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.0% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.6% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.7% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ledbetter. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ledbetter, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Ledbetter, KY, an average of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Symsonia, KY | 551 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Paducah, KY | 25,703 | 54% | 12.6% |
| Burna, KY | 68 | 53% | 9.9% |
| Brookport, IL | 849 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Benton, KY | 4,641 | 44% | 8.1% |
| Ledbetter, KY | 1,783 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tuckerman, AR | 1,784 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Versailles, IN | 1,782 | 54% | 13.2% |
| Moville, IA | 1,782 | 79% | 64.2% |
| Pittsville, MD | 1,782 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Tonto Basin, AZ | 1,782 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Ledbetter, KY | 1,783 | n/a |