| Index | Puxico | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 26:1 | 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 | Puxico | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.5% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.7% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.7% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.0% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Puxico. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Puxico, MO schools is 31%. The average student to teacher ratio is 26:1. In Puxico, MO, an average of 77.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 16,979 | 56% | 16.3% |
| Bloomfield, MO | 2,404 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Advance, MO | 1,430 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Zalma, MO | 60 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Dexter, MO | 7,867 | 45% | 5.9% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 31% | 35.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Steele, AL | 1,133 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Wickes, AR | 1,133 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Cottonwood, AL | 1,133 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Onarga, IL | 1,134 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Caddo, OK | 1,132 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 31% | 35.4% |
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