| Index | Basalt | Idaho | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 446 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 83 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 34 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Basalt | Idaho | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.6% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.2% | 84.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.7% | 62.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.3% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.7% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 8.4% | 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 Basalt. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Basalt, ID schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Basalt, ID, an average of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Iona, ID | 2,608 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Ammon, ID | 16,403 | 52% | 7.4% |
| Shelley, ID | 4,455 | 45% | 7.0% |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 62,417 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Blackfoot, ID | 11,936 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Basalt, ID | 436 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newport, NY | 436 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Axtell, KS | 436 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Leola, SD | 435 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Emerado, ND | 435 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Remsen, NY | 435 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Basalt, ID | 436 | n/a |