| Index | Fair Grove | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Fair Grove | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.7% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.6% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.5% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fair Grove. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fair Grove, MO schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Fair Grove, MO, an average of 87.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Strafford, MO | 2,437 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Willard, MO | 5,567 | 53% | 9.8% |
| Marshfield, MO | 7,425 | 42% | 13.3% |
| Springfield, MO | 167,601 | 40% | 17.0% |
| Pleasant Hope, MO | 668 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Fair Grove, MO | 1,448 | 50% | 3.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Borden, IN | 1,448 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Nashua, IA | 1,448 | 76% | 57.8% |
| West Alexandria, OH | 1,448 | 59% | 23.6% |
| Russell, PA | 1,447 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Granville, IL | 1,449 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Fair Grove, MO | 1,448 | 50% | 3.5% |
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