| Index | Carrollton | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Carrollton | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.9% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.2% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.7% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Carrollton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Carrollton, MO schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Carrollton, MO, an average of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tina, MO | 344 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Bosworth, MO | 178 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Miami, MO | 105 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Norborne, MO | 807 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Waverly, MO | 967 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Carrollton, MO | 3,501 | 49% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Houston, MS | 3,501 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Germantown Hills, IL | 3,500 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,502 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Morganfield, KY | 3,503 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Waldron, AR | 3,503 | 42% | 13.2% |
| Carrollton, MO | 3,501 | 49% | 2.1% |