| Index | Boston | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 61% | 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 | Boston | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.7% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.9% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.0% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Boston. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Boston, KY schools is 61%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Boston, KY, an average of 66.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cecilia, KY | 552 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Hodgenville, KY | 3,221 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Lebanon Junction, KY | 2,276 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 30,179 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Shepherdsville, KY | 13,757 | 45% | 6.7% |
| Boston, KY | 138 | 61% | 27.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coal Center, PA | 138 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Jim Falls, WI | 138 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Fort Shaw, MT | 138 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Marmarth, ND | 137 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Mackey, IN | 139 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Boston, KY | 138 | 61% | 27.1% |
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