| Index | Chaplin | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Chaplin | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.6% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.2% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 21.2% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.2% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Chaplin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Chaplin, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Chaplin, KY, an average of 82.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Willisburg, KY | 370 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Taylorsville, KY | 1,727 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Bloomfield, KY | 1,093 | 48% | = 100 |
| Springfield, KY | 3,048 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Bardstown, KY | 13,551 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Chaplin, KY | 594 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gurley, AL | 594 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Pleasant Hill, LA | 594 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Melrose, NM | 594 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Coulee City, WA | 593 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Ullin, IL | 595 | 10% | 78.6% |
| Chaplin, KY | 594 | n/a |