| Index | Bourbon | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bourbon | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.3% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.4% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.6% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.0% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.1% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bourbon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bourbon, MO schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Bourbon, MO, an average of 71.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sullivan, MO | 6,672 | 63% | 31.7% |
| Cuba, MO | 3,371 | 47% | 3.1% |
| Owensville, MO | 2,652 | 43% | 9.7% |
| St. Clair, MO | 4,878 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Steelville, MO | 1,523 | 37% | 23.3% |
| Bourbon, MO | 1,925 | 44% | 9.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Falmouth, ME | 1,925 | 75% | 55.9% |
| Cooperstown, NY | 1,925 | 71% | 47.4% |
| Olton, TX | 1,925 | 39% | 18.4% |
| Flora, IN | 1,925 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Port Henry, NY | 1,926 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Bourbon, MO | 1,925 | 44% | 9.0% |