| Index | Newport | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 98 | 7,963 |
| Index | Newport | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.9% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.3% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.4% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.9% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Newport. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Newport, AR schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Newport, AR, an average of 64.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sulphur Rock, AR | 582 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Tuckerman, AR | 1,734 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Newark, AR | 1,290 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Bradford, AR | 653 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Newport, AR | 7,552 | 34% | 30.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Escalon, CA | 7,553 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Page, AZ | 7,551 | 35% | 26.9% |
| McCook, NE | 7,555 | 60% | 24.2% |
| Jasper, TX | 7,556 | 37% | 22.3% |
| Corbin, KY | 7,558 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Newport, AR | 7,552 | 34% | 30.2% |
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