| Index | Ball | Louisiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 72% | 66% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,334 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 395 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 175 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ball | Louisiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.6% | 80.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.0% | 78.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.0% | 49.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 28.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.3% | 23.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.8% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ball. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ball, LA schools is 72%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ball, LA, an average of 77.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pollock, LA | 566 | 81% | 68.8% |
| Dry Prong, LA | 459 | 76% | 59.0% |
| Pineville, LA | 14,179 | 69% | 44.4% |
| Alexandria, LA | 46,545 | 60% | 24.9% |
| Ball, LA | 3,972 | 72% | 50.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yellow Springs, OH | 3,972 | 69% | 43.2% |
| Port Reading, NJ | 3,973 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Silver Lake, NJ | 3,970 | 47% | 2.1% |
| West Nyack, NY | 3,970 | 66% | 37.9% |
| Norton, VA | 3,969 | 87% | 81.6% |
| Ball, LA | 3,972 | 72% | 50.5% |
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