| Index | Paincourtville | Louisiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 66% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,334 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 395 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 175 | 7,963 |

| Index | Paincourtville | Louisiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.7% | 80.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.6% | 78.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.6% | 49.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.2% | 28.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.5% | 23.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Paincourtville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Paincourtville, LA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Paincourtville, LA, an average of 86.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pierre Part, LA | 1,854 | 86% | 79.2% |
| St. James, LA | 611 | 81% | 67.7% |
| Sorrento, LA | 1,601 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Thibodaux, LA | 14,873 | 73% | 51.4% |
| Napoleonville, LA | 642 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Paincourtville, LA | 1,484 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rome City, IN | 1,484 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Pleasanton, KS | 1,484 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Fort Loramie, OH | 1,484 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Kenton, TN | 1,484 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Spring Grove, MN | 1,483 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Paincourtville, LA | 1,484 | n/a |