| Index | Cripple Creek | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cripple Creek | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.0% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.0% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.1% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.1% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.2% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cripple Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cripple Creek, CO schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Cripple Creek, CO, an average of 77.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manitou Springs, CO | 5,342 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Cascade-Chipita Park, CO | 943 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Divide, CO | 127 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Cripple Creek, CO | 975 | 22% | 53.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chatom, AL | 975 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Tioga, ND | 975 | 31% | 35.9% |
| Vega, TX | 975 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Entiat, WA | 975 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Grimsley, TN | 975 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Cripple Creek, CO | 975 | 22% | 53.6% |
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