| Index | Sweet Springs | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sweet Springs | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.7% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.9% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.1% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.6% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sweet Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sweet Springs, MO schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Sweet Springs, MO, an average of 77.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Knob Noster, MO | 2,769 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Hughesville, MO | 206 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Alma, MO | 584 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Concordia, MO | 2,709 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Houstonia, MO | 246 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Sweet Springs, MO | 1,432 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tuscarawas, OH | 1,432 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Pemberville, OH | 1,431 | 81% | 69.4% |
| Tryon, NC | 1,431 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Pine Knot, KY | 1,431 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Malta, IL | 1,431 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Sweet Springs, MO | 1,432 | 55% | 13.5% |
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