The Washington County Public School District oversees 2 high schools (Chipley & Vernon), 2 middle schools (Chipley & Vernon) and 2 elementary schools (Chipley & Vernon), as well as the Washington-Holmes Technical Center (Chipley).

Access to institutions of higher education is within easy reach: Chipola Jr. College (Marianna), Florida State University (Panama City Campus), and Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City).

Educational excellence is of paramount importance in Washington County and the County can boast of a 81.8% graduation rate with 59.7% of students going on to higher education studies.

The Panhandle Area Education Consortium is headquartered in Washington County.  PAEC provides excellent teacher training and plans for a state-of-the-art teaching academy are underway.