| Index | DeSoto | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 12 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | DeSoto | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.7% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 68.2% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 39.1% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.3% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 12 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in DeSoto. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for DeSoto, TX schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In DeSoto, TX, an average of 87.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ovilla, TX | 4,010 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Mansfield, TX | 71,419 | 62% | 28.4% |
| Palmer, TX | 2,540 | 55% | 15.3% |
| Midlothian, TX | 31,533 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Waxahachie, TX | 36,735 | 52% | 8.6% |
| DeSoto, TX | 53,170 | 35% | 27.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wheaton, IL | 53,157 | 55% | 14.1% |
| St. Cloud, FL | 53,132 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Palm Desert, CA | 53,087 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Hoboken, NJ | 53,283 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Peabody, MA | 53,004 | 43% | 9.6% |
| DeSoto, TX | 53,170 | 35% | 27.1% |
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