| Index | Sparta | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 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 | Sparta | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.5% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.1% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.0% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Sparta. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sparta, MO schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Sparta, MO, an average of 83.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ozark, MO | 20,216 | 64% | 33.6% |
| Nixa, MO | 22,086 | 61% | 27.3% |
| Spokane, MO | 184 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Fordland, MO | 834 | 48% | = 100 |
| Rogersville, MO | 4,096 | 44% | 7.8% |
| Sparta, MO | 2,167 | 49% | 1.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rockwell City, IA | 2,166 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Carnation, WA | 2,165 | 63% | 30.6% |
| Spring Grove, PA | 2,169 | 68% | 41.7% |
| New Carlisle, IN | 2,169 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Ogdensburg, NJ | 2,164 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Sparta, MO | 2,167 | 49% | 1.4% |
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