| Index | Ballinger | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 53% | 72% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ballinger | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.5% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.3% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.2% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.8% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ballinger. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ballinger, TX schools is 53%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Ballinger, TX, an average of 70.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.7% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Miles, TX | 932 | 90% | 83% |
| Winters, TX | 2,524 | 64% | 30% |
| Ballinger, TX | 3,715 | 53% | 7% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dell Rapids, SD | 3,715 | 54% | 9% |
| Lyons, KS | 3,716 | 35% | 30% |
| Blanding, UT | 3,716 | 27% | 44% |
| Nowata, OK | 3,717 | 72% | 47% |
| Jamestown, NC | 3,718 | 44% | 10% |
| Ballinger, TX | 3,715 | 53% | 7% |
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