The Waynesville, MO educational system consists of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Waynesville public schools have average test scores of 55% which is 8% higher than than the Missouri average and 11% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Waynesville public schools is 14:1, compared to 14:1 in Missouri and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 88.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 87.8% have completed high school, 34.4% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.4% have completed a doctorate degree.