| Index | Coalfield | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 21% | 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 | Coalfield | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.4% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.0% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.7% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.8% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Coalfield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Coalfield, TN schools is 21%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Coalfield, TN, an average of 79.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lenoir City, TN | 9,191 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Kingston, TN | 5,946 | 41% | 15.4% |
| Oak Ridge, TN | 29,124 | 38% | 19.9% |
| Harriman, TN | 6,144 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Rockwood, TN | 5,446 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Coalfield, TN | 2,861 | 21% | 56.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Decherd, TN | 2,862 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Akron, NY | 2,860 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Kingman, KS | 2,859 | 22% | 53.8% |
| New Madrid, MO | 2,863 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Cold Spring Harbor, NY | 2,864 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Coalfield, TN | 2,861 | 21% | 56.3% |
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