| Index | Waycross | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 20 | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 192 | 7,963 |
| Index | Waycross | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.1% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.9% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.5% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.0% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 20 public schools, 1 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Waycross. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Waycross, GA schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Waycross, GA, an average of 76.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Patterson, GA | 805 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Hoboken, GA | 693 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Blackshear, GA | 3,484 | 61% | 27.3% |
| Waycross, GA | 13,638 | 45% | 6.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wauconda, IL | 13,629 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI | 13,617 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Andover, KS | 13,609 | 51% | 6.8% |
| Celina, TX | 13,608 | 65% | 36.3% |
| Middlesex, NJ | 13,606 | 56% | 15.8% |
| Waycross, GA | 13,638 | 45% | 6.5% |
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