| Index | Puryear | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 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 | Puryear | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.7% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.3% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.4% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.6% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Puryear. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Puryear, TN schools is 37%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Puryear, TN, an average of 73.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Murray, KY | 19,254 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Paris, TN | 10,021 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Big Sandy, TN | 628 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Puryear, TN | 696 | 37% | 22.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Suttons Bay, MI | 696 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Aguanga, CA | 696 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Mora, NM | 696 | 18% | 63.2% |
| Athol, ID | 697 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Round Hill, VA | 695 | 90% | 86.5% |
| Puryear, TN | 696 | 37% | 22.9% |
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