| Index | Bismarck | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 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 | Bismarck | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.6% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.0% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bismarck. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bismarck, MO schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Bismarck, MO, an average of 75.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Potosi, MO | 2,572 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Farmington, MO | 18,792 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Ironton, MO | 1,602 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Bonne Terre, MO | 7,037 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Park Hills, MO | 8,512 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Bismarck, MO | 1,731 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ | 1,731 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Chester Center, CT | 1,731 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Union City, MI | 1,731 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Winterville, GA | 1,731 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Oberlin, KS | 1,730 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Bismarck, MO | 1,731 | 35% | 28.1% |
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