| Index | Buchanan | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 89% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Buchanan | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.4% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.5% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.6% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.4% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.5% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buchanan. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buchanan, VA schools is 89%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Buchanan, VA, an average of 81.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Daleville, VA | 2,716 | 89% | 85.4% |
| Cloverdale, VA | 3,193 | 88% | 82.8% |
| Blue Ridge, VA | 3,169 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Troutville, VA | 405 | 86% | 78.6% |
| Fincastle, VA | 706 | 86% | 78.1% |
| Buchanan, VA | 1,172 | 89% | 85.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Saegertown, PA | 1,172 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Friend, NE | 1,173 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Vernon Valley, NJ | 1,171 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Challenge-Brownsville, CA | 1,171 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Frederic, WI | 1,171 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Buchanan, VA | 1,172 | 89% | 85.4% |
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