| Index | Polo | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 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 | Polo | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.6% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.0% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.2% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 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 Polo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Polo, MO schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Polo, MO, an average of 80.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Braymer, MO | 678 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Lawson, MO | 2,519 | 55% | 14.9% |
| Cameron, MO | 9,284 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Hamilton, MO | 2,059 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Excelsior Springs, MO | 12,038 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Polo, MO | 498 | 45% | 6.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clear Spring, MD | 498 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Loganton, PA | 498 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Prospect, OR | 498 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Big Piney, WY | 498 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Oklee, MN | 497 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Polo, MO | 498 | 45% | 6.5% |