| Index | Fairplay | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 29% | 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 | Fairplay | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.1% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.1% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.7% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.0% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.6% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.4% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fairplay. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fairplay, CO schools is 29%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fairplay, CO, an average of 92.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fairplay, CO | 754 | 29% | 39.9% |
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| Ulysses, PA | 754 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Copenhagen, NY | 754 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Wabasso, MN | 754 | 58% | 21.4% |
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| East Bend, NC | 754 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Fairplay, CO | 754 | 29% | 39.9% |