| Index | Newport | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Newport | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.3% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.6% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.7% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.4% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.2% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Newport. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Newport, TN schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Newport, TN, an average of 73.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dandridge, TN | 3,269 | 37% | 22.7% |
| Parrottsville, TN | 343 | 32% | 33.3% |
| White Pine, TN | 2,471 | 21% | 56.3% |
| Newport, TN | 7,093 | 30% | 37.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hampstead, NC | 7,098 | 60% | 25.6% |
| Amory, MS | 7,099 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Franklin, LA | 7,085 | 64% | 33.5% |
| Emmett, ID | 7,108 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Idabel, OK | 7,077 | 33% | 31.5% |
| Newport, TN | 7,093 | 30% | 37.8% |