| Index | Fair Play | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Fair Play | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.6% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.2% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.8% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 8.3% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.0% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fair Play. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fair Play, MO schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fair Play, MO, an average of 72.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dadeville, MO | 254 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Bolivar, MO | 11,421 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Stockton, MO | 1,861 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Greenfield, MO | 1,446 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Morrisville, MO | 600 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Fair Play, MO | 544 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rebersburg, PA | 544 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Chadwick, IL | 544 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Amo, IN | 544 | 72% | 50.0% |
| St. Francis, SD | 544 | 3% | 93.8% |
| Richmond, KS | 544 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Fair Play, MO | 544 | 45% | 7.3% |