| Index | Gun Barrel City | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 67% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Gun Barrel City | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.0% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.9% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.8% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gun Barrel City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gun Barrel City, TX schools is 67%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gun Barrel City, TX, an average of 71.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tool, TX | 2,633 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Mabank, TX | 3,743 | 60% | 24.4% |
| Malakoff, TX | 2,558 | 59% | 23.3% |
| Eustace, TX | 1,326 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Scurry, TX | 442 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 6,160 | 67% | 39.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oyster Bay, NY | 6,160 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Larchmont, NY | 6,159 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Glenarden, MD | 6,158 | 16% | 66.7% |
| Carlstadt, NJ | 6,158 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Orange City, IA | 6,158 | 87% | 81.8% |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 6,160 | 67% | 39.6% |
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