| Index | Spencer | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 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 | Spencer | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.6% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.7% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.7% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Spencer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Spencer, TN schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Spencer, TN, an average of 72.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Doyle, TN | 609 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Sparta, TN | 5,117 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Pikeville, TN | 2,515 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Spencer, TN | 1,443 | 35% | 27.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Middletown, OH | 1,443 | 84% | 74.3% |
| Pinetops, NC | 1,443 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Bridgeport, NE | 1,444 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Grant, NE | 1,444 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Ignacio, CO | 1,441 | 19% | 60.4% |
| Spencer, TN | 1,443 | 35% | 27.1% |