| Index | Coal Creek | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |

| Index | Coal Creek | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.8% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.2% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 83.6% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 64.0% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 58.2% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 15.0% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Coal Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Coal Creek, CO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Coal Creek, CO, an average of 97.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Superior, CO | 13,747 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Niwot, CO | 4,247 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Louisville, CO | 19,767 | 63% | 31.4% |
| Boulder, CO | 112,777 | 59% | 23.8% |
| Jamestown, CO | 255 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Coal Creek, CO | 2,670 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hayfork, CA | 2,670 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Thayer, MO | 2,670 | 58% | 19.8% |
| White Salmon, WA | 2,670 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Hoxie, AR | 2,671 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Dulce, NM | 2,671 | 7% | 84.7% |
| Coal Creek, CO | 2,670 | n/a |