| Index | Smeltertown | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Smeltertown | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 63.3% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.3% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.8% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.6% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Smeltertown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Smeltertown, CO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Smeltertown, CO, an average of 63.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Salida, CO | 5,543 | 54% | 12.8% |
| Smeltertown, CO | 72 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Quemado, TX | 71 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Lamont, WA | 71 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Tuskahoma, OK | 73 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Twin Hills, AK | 71 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Kim, CO | 71 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Smeltertown, CO | 72 | n/a |
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