| Index | Carterville | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Carterville | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.3% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.5% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.5% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.8% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Carterville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Carterville, MO schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Carterville, MO, an average of 79.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Webb City, MO | 12,139 | 65% | 35.2% |
| Carl Junction, MO | 8,409 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Carthage, MO | 15,195 | 44% | 9.2% |
| Diamond, MO | 958 | 41% | 14.2% |
| Jasper, MO | 980 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Carterville, MO | 2,225 | 60% | 24.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manchester, MI | 2,225 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Utica, OH | 2,225 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Adams, WI | 2,224 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Port Sulphur, LA | 2,224 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Cave Junction, OR | 2,226 | 32% | 33.7% |
| Carterville, MO | 2,225 | 60% | 24.0% |