| Index | Red Boiling Springs | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 28% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Red Boiling Springs | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 57.3% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.8% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 24.5% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.1% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Red Boiling Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Red Boiling Springs, TN schools is 28%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Red Boiling Springs, TN, an average of 57.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gamaliel, KY | 281 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 2,826 | 61% | 26.3% |
| Lafayette, TN | 5,393 | 35% | 26.8% |
| Gainesboro, TN | 1,010 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 28% | 42.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Douglass, KS | 1,833 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Gordon, NE | 1,833 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Scotland Neck, NC | 1,832 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Rogue River, OR | 1,834 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Kershaw, SC | 1,834 | 52% | 8.5% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,833 | 28% | 42.0% |