| Index | McMinnville | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 29% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 9 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | McMinnville | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.2% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.1% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.3% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.9% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 9 public schools, n/a private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in McMinnville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McMinnville, TN schools is 29%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McMinnville, TN, an average of 70.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Morrison, TN | 703 | 32% | 33.3% |
| McMinnville, TN | 13,998 | 29% | 39.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palmetto, FL | 13,991 | 49% | 1.1% |
| Jasper, AL | 13,990 | 49% | 2.0% |
| Blytheville, AR | 14,019 | 22% | 54.0% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 14,021 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Vadnais Heights, MN | 13,975 | 50% | 3.1% |
| McMinnville, TN | 13,998 | 29% | 39.7% |