| Index | Bismarck | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Bismarck | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.6% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.1% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.0% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 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 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bismarck. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bismarck, MO schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Bismarck, MO, an average of 75.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Potosi, MO | 2,634 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Farmington, MO | 19,279 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Ironton, MO | 1,638 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Bonne Terre, MO | 7,250 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Park Hills, MO | 8,743 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Bismarck, MO | 1,797 | 35% | 28.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sparta, GA | 1,796 | 15% | 69.4% |
| Elmore, OH | 1,798 | 72% | 50.0% |
| John Day, OR | 1,798 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Gwinn, MI | 1,799 | 28% | 41.0% |
| Shelbina, MO | 1,799 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Bismarck, MO | 1,797 | 35% | 28.1% |