| Index | Baxter Springs | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Baxter Springs | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.2% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.0% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.7% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Baxter Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Baxter Springs, KS schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Baxter Springs, KS, an average of 83.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Webb City, MO | 12,139 | 65% | 35.2% |
| Carl Junction, MO | 8,409 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Joplin, MO | 51,877 | 38% | 21.4% |
| Seneca, MO | 2,286 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Columbus, KS | 3,159 | 33% | 31.9% |
| Baxter Springs, KS | 4,057 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Laureldale, PA | 4,057 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Medford Lakes, NJ | 4,058 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Sykesville, MD | 4,060 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Oliver Springs, TN | 4,054 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Gentry, AR | 4,053 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Baxter Springs, KS | 4,057 | 35% | 28.1% |
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