| Index | Bell City | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bell City | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.9% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.7% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.6% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.2% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.8% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.7% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bell City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bell City, MO schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bell City, MO, an average of 75.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Essex, MO | 470 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Oran, MO | 1,323 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Bloomfield, MO | 2,482 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Advance, MO | 1,468 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Zalma, MO | 62 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Bell City, MO | 513 | 52% | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Isleton, CA | 513 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Three Lakes, WI | 513 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Sterling, NE | 513 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Indianola, NE | 513 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Micanopy, FL | 513 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Bell City, MO | 513 | 52% | 8.3% |