| Index | Burnsville | Mississippi | National |
| Average Test Scores | 29% | 28% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 893 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 206 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 68 | 7,963 |
| Index | Burnsville | Mississippi | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 65.0% | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 57.8% | 76.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.0% | 52.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.2% | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.7% | 21.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Burnsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Burnsville, MS schools is 29%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Burnsville, MS, an average of 65.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 57.8% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rienzi, MS | 283 | 45% | 10% |
| Booneville, MS | 8,764 | 42% | 14% |
| Waterloo, AL | 163 | 35% | 30% |
| Iuka, MS | 2,997 | 34% | 31% |
| Corinth, MS | 14,832 | 31% | 37% |
| Burnsville, MS | 1,005 | 29% | 42% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harmony, MN | 1,005 | 25% | 50% |
| Blue Ridge, TX | 1,005 | 66% | 34% |
| Gales Ferry, CT | 1,005 | 53% | 8% |
| Aplington, IA | 1,005 | 83% | 69% |
| Swayzee, IN | 1,004 | 66% | 34% |
| Burnsville, MS | 1,005 | 29% | 42% |
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