| Index | Tangent | Oregon | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,097 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 361 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 89 | 7,963 |

| Index | Tangent | Oregon | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.7% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.4% | 85.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 66.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.2% | 39.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.5% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tangent. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tangent, OR schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tangent, OR, an average of 80.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Corvallis, OR | 60,773 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Philomath, OR | 5,311 | 52% | 9.1% |
| Halsey, OR | 1,175 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Albany, OR | 56,227 | 45% | 5.6% |
| Scio, OR | 1,036 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Tangent, OR | 1,441 | 32% | 33.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pine Bluffs, WY | 1,441 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Ignacio, CO | 1,441 | 19% | 60.4% |
| Bainbridge, PA | 1,440 | 84% | 75.0% |
| Charlestown, RI | 1,440 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Ravenna, MI | 1,440 | 44% | 9.0% |
| Tangent, OR | 1,441 | 32% | 33.3% |