| Index | Houston | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Houston | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.6% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.9% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.8% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Houston. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Houston, MO schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Houston, MO, an average of 77.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Raymondville, MO | 628 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Licking, MO | 2,612 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Plato, MO | 57 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Cabool, MO | 2,611 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Houston, MO | 2,927 | 32% | 33.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frisco, CO | 2,928 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Sandwich, MA | 2,928 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY | 2,926 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Boxford, MA | 2,925 | 72% | 50.3% |
| Gambrills, MD | 2,929 | 62% | 29.5% |
| Houston, MO | 2,927 | 32% | 33.0% |
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