| Index | Pevely | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Pevely | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.5% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.2% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.7% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pevely. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pevely, MO schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Pevely, MO, an average of 79.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Festus, MO | 12,514 | 59% | 23.1% |
| Eureka, MO | 10,586 | 59% | 22.7% |
| Waterloo, IL | 10,746 | 59% | 22.4% |
| Herculaneum, MO | 4,222 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Columbia, IL | 10,985 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Pevely, MO | 6,102 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Erwin, TN | 6,103 | 34% | 29.8% |
| Waupaca, WI | 6,101 | 50% | 4.9% |
| High Springs, FL | 6,104 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Minot AFB, ND | 6,100 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Portland, IN | 6,104 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Pevely, MO | 6,102 | 47% | 2.1% |