| Index | Brookside | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Brookside | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.0% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.4% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.2% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.0% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.3% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.0% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Brookside. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brookside, CO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brookside, CO, an average of 87.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Penrose, CO | 3,302 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Cañon City, CO | 16,810 | 34% | 29.3% |
| Florence, CO | 4,019 | 31% | 35.8% |
| Brookside, CO | 231 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rudyard, MT | 231 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Ezel, KY | 232 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Dutton, MT | 232 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Thawville, IL | 232 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Okreek, SD | 230 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Brookside, CO | 231 | n/a |