| Index | Holt | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Holt | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.4% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.9% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.1% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.7% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.2% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 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 Holt. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Holt, MO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Holt, MO, an average of 79.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kearney, MO | 10,736 | 64% | 33.2% |
| Edgerton, MO | 668 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Smithville, MO | 10,630 | 57% | 17.9% |
| Lawson, MO | 2,519 | 55% | 14.9% |
| Liberty, MO | 32,604 | 54% | 12.8% |
| Holt, MO | 360 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Liberty, TN | 360 | 47% | 2.1% |
| St. Regis Falls, NY | 360 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Bode, IA | 359 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Milford, KS | 361 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Lockwood, CA | 361 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Holt, MO | 360 | n/a |