Lookout Mountain straddles Tennessee and Georgia, so students have the opportunity to attend public schools in either state. The two schools that are located in the Lookout Mountain area are Lookout Mountain Elementary in Tennessee and Fairyland Elementary School in Georgia.
The schools in Lookout Valley and St. Elmo are the Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy (preK-5), Lookout Valley Elementary School, and the combined Lookout Valley Middle/High School.
Students can attend K-12 public school in Signal Mountain at Nolan Elementary, Thrasher Elementary, and the combined Signal Mountain Middle/High School.