| Index | Tatum | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Tatum | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.8% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.8% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.2% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.2% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.1% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tatum. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tatum, SC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tatum, SC, an average of 86.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clio, SC | 484 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Bennettsville, SC | 7,905 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Laurinburg, NC | 15,118 | 31% | 34.6% |
| Laurel Hill, NC | 1,117 | 31% | 36.5% |
| McColl, SC | 1,682 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Tatum, SC | 276 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olsburg, KS | 276 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Minocqua, WI | 276 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Manila, UT | 276 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Edmore, ND | 276 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Goodman, WI | 276 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Tatum, SC | 276 | n/a |
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