| Index | Bonne Terre | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 69% | 51% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bonne Terre | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 59.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 56.8% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.1% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bonne Terre. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bonne Terre, MO schools is 69%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Bonne Terre, MO, an average of 59.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 56.8% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frankclay, MO | 97 | 66% | 33% |
| Leadwood, MO | 1,318 | 52% | 6% |
| Farmington, MO | 17,881 | 52% | 5% |
| Potosi, MO | 2,661 | 52% | 5% |
| Desloge, MO | 4,949 | 52% | 5% |
| Bonne Terre, MO | 7,109 | 69% | 39% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Amory, MS | 7,110 | 50% | 1% |
| Aberdeen, NC | 7,107 | 43% | 14% |
| Sausalito, CA | 7,115 | 47% | 4% |
| Independence, OH | 7,115 | 94% | 91% |
| Walled Lake, MI | 7,102 | 58% | 18% |
| Bonne Terre, MO | 7,109 | 69% | 39% |
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