| Index | Whitwell | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |
| Index | Whitwell | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 63.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 57.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.1% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 8.0% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Whitwell. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Whitwell, TN schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Whitwell, TN, an average of 63.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 57.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lookout Mountain, TN | 2,013 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Signal Mountain, TN | 8,574 | 73% | 52.1% |
| Rossville, GA | 3,989 | 33% | 31.8% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 181,370 | 30% | 36.5% |
| Gruetli-Laager, TN | 1,931 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Whitwell, TN | 1,977 | 30% | 37.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Carrington, ND | 1,977 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Three Forks, MT | 1,977 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Alta, IA | 1,978 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Cridersville, OH | 1,976 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Jemez Pueblo, NM | 1,976 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Whitwell, TN | 1,977 | 30% | 37.2% |
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