| Index | Roan Mountain | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 41% | 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 | Roan Mountain | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.0% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 65.9% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.2% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.1% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Roan Mountain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Roan Mountain, TN schools is 41%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Roan Mountain, TN, an average of 70.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elk Park, NC | 514 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Newland, NC | 728 | 49% | 1.9% |
| Bakersville, NC | 730 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Elizabethton, TN | 14,021 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Banner Elk, NC | 1,525 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,088 | 41% | 15.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kootenai, ID | 1,088 | 55% | 13.5% |
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| Branchville, NJ | 1,088 | 65% | 35.4% |
| McKee, KY | 1,088 | 49% | 1.7% |
| South Pekin, IL | 1,089 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,088 | 41% | 15.1% |