| Index | Bowling Green | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bowling Green | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 61.8% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 58.5% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.0% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.6% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bowling Green. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bowling Green, MO schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Bowling Green, MO, an average of 61.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 58.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frankford, MO | 452 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Louisiana, MO | 3,248 | 44% | 8.1% |
| Bowling Green, MO | 5,259 | 44% | 9.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waynesville, MO | 5,260 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Monticello, IN | 5,255 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Dos Palos, CA | 5,266 | 24% | 49.7% |
| Williamsburg, KY | 5,266 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Williamston, NC | 5,251 | 40% | 17.1% |
| Bowling Green, MO | 5,259 | 44% | 9.4% |
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