| Index | Pocahontas | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |

| Index | Pocahontas | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.4% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.8% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.5% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.0% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.5% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pocahontas. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pocahontas, VA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pocahontas, VA, an average of 80.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tazewell, VA | 4,289 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Bluefield, VA | 4,940 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bland, VA | 320 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Pocahontas, VA | 249 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Larkspur, CO | 249 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Cashtown, PA | 249 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Brookville, KS | 249 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Grady, NM | 249 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Koyuk, AK | 248 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Pocahontas, VA | 249 | n/a |