| Index | Parachute | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Parachute | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.6% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.1% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.1% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.6% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Parachute. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Parachute, CO schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Parachute, CO, an average of 72.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Collbran, CO | 601 | 33% | 31.3% |
| De Beque, CO | 500 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Parachute, CO | 1,839 | 22% | 54.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| State Center, IA | 1,839 | 77% | 60.1% |
| Wilmerding, PA | 1,840 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Wynnewood, OK | 1,838 | 23% | 53.1% |
| Linden, AL | 1,838 | 21% | 57.3% |
| Shannon, MS | 1,841 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Parachute, CO | 1,839 | 22% | 54.2% |
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