| Index | Rice | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Rice | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.9% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.2% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.4% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.6% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rice. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rice, TX schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rice, TX, an average of 75.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palmer, TX | 2,540 | 55% | 15.3% |
| Ennis, TX | 19,917 | 44% | 7.7% |
| Corsicana, TX | 23,736 | 42% | 12.4% |
| Blooming Grove, TX | 725 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Rice, TX | 1,008 | 39% | 18.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Knox, PA | 1,008 | 60% | 25.5% |
| West Cape May, NJ | 1,008 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Savoy, TX | 1,007 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Casa Blanca, AZ | 1,009 | 9% | 80.7% |
| Franklin, GA | 1,007 | 56% | 17.4% |
| Rice, TX | 1,008 | 39% | 18.2% |
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