| Index | Bethune | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bethune | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.0% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.7% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.3% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.3% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.7% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bethune. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bethune, CO schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bethune, CO, an average of 78.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stratton, CO | 773 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Burlington, CO | 3,345 | 22% | 53.5% |
| Bethune, CO | 169 | 25% | 47.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| East Enterprise, IN | 169 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Yoder, KS | 169 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Hartly, DE | 170 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Aquilla, TX | 168 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Richey, MT | 170 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bethune, CO | 169 | 25% | 47.9% |