| Index | Tompkinsville | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 61% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Tompkinsville | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.0% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 65.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.1% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.8% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.3% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tompkinsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tompkinsville, KY schools is 61%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Tompkinsville, KY, an average of 73.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gamaliel, KY | 274 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Celina, TN | 1,995 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Red Boiling Springs, TN | 1,785 | 28% | 42.0% |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 2,748 | 61% | 26.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Refugio, TX | 2,748 | 41% | 15.3% |
| Windsor, VA | 2,748 | 87% | 80.9% |
| Marshville, NC | 2,748 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Greenwich, NJ | 2,747 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Thermopolis, WY | 2,747 | 60% | 24.3% |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 2,748 | 61% | 26.3% |
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