| Index | Big Island | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 85% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Big Island | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.2% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.7% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.3% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.4% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Big Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Big Island, VA schools is 85%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Big Island, VA, an average of 84.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forest, VA | 11,075 | 89% | 85.4% |
| Buena Vista, VA | 6,477 | 82% | 69.8% |
| Madison Heights, VA | 11,447 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Bedford, VA | 6,599 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Lynchburg, VA | 80,970 | 76% | 57.7% |
| Big Island, VA | 174 | 85% | 76.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monterey, VA | 174 | 90% | 88.0% |
| Bladen, NE | 174 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Deming, WA | 174 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Red Rock CDP (Apache County), AZ | 174 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Palo Pinto, TX | 174 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Big Island, VA | 174 | 85% | 76.0% |
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