| Index | Barlow | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Barlow | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.2% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Barlow. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Barlow, KY schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Barlow, KY, an average of 72.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bardwell, KY | 710 | 44% | 8.7% |
| Joppa, IL | 263 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Tamms, IL | 702 | 17% | 64.2% |
| Mounds, IL | 916 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Cairo, IL | 1,884 | 6% | 88.0% |
| Barlow, KY | 542 | 50% | 4.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Odessa, NY | 542 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Oxford, WI | 542 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Tuxedo Park, NY | 542 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Hayden, IN | 542 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Bokchito, OK | 542 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Barlow, KY | 542 | 50% | 4.5% |
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