| Index | Bakersfield | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bakersfield | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.8% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.4% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 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 n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bakersfield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bakersfield, MO schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bakersfield, MO, an average of 80.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Viola, AR | 295 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Mountain Home, AR | 12,463 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Bakersfield, MO | 284 | 46% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Augusta, MO | 284 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Helix, OR | 284 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Fayetteville, OH | 284 | 59% | 22.2% |
| Hinsdale, MT | 284 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Moscow, KS | 284 | 26% | 45.3% |
| Bakersfield, MO | 284 | 46% | 4.7% |
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