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

| Index | Watauga | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.1% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.5% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.2% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.2% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Watauga. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Watauga, TN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Watauga, TN, an average of 77.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Johnson City, TN | 69,135 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Gray, TN | 1,377 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,684 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,088 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Telford, TN | 1,019 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Watauga, TN | 798 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tekoa, WA | 798 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Fallston, NC | 799 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Tatum, NM | 799 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Greensburg, KS | 799 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Roff, OK | 799 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Watauga, TN | 798 | n/a |