| Index | Self Help Neighborhood Council | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Average Test Scores | 12% | 36% | 44% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 14:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 166 | 1,899 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 53 | 531 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 30 | 213 |
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| Index | Self Help Neighborhood Council | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.5% | 86.4% | 86.0% |
| Completed high school | 69.8% | 85.6% | 84.2% |
| Completed some college | 35.9% | 62.7% | 57.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.8% | 40.2% | 35.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.3% | 33.0% | 27.6% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 12.3% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverside, MO | 3,422 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Westwood, KS | 1,746 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Roeland Park, KS | 6,747 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Prairie Village, KS | 22,255 | 66% | 37.3% |
| Leawood, KS | 34,702 | 63% | 30.6% |
| Kansas City, MO | 491,158 | 36% | 25.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Atlanta, GA | 497,642 | 35% | 26.7% |
| Omaha, NE | 479,529 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Sacramento, CA | 503,482 | 34% | 28.8% |
| Mesa, AZ | 508,918 | 47% | 2.4% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 471,686 | 43% | 10.7% |
| Kansas City, MO | 491,158 | 36% | 25.5% |
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