| Index | Burnside | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Burnside | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.3% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 65.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.4% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.8% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.7% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Burnside. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Burnside, KY schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Burnside, KY, an average of 69.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 65.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Science Hill, KY | 830 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Somerset, KY | 11,896 | 59% | 22.7% |
| Monticello, KY | 6,193 | 41% | 14.8% |
| Burnside, KY | 1,015 | 58% | 19.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Schleswig, IA | 1,015 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Fairview, MT | 1,015 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Christiana, PA | 1,016 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Cattaraugus, NY | 1,016 | 62% | 28.8% |
| Milledgeville, IL | 1,014 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Burnside, KY | 1,015 | 58% | 19.8% |
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