| Index | Poplar Hills | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Poplar Hills | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.6% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.8% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Poplar Hills. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Poplar Hills, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Poplar Hills, KY, an average of 73.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, KY | 2,450 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Prospect, KY | 5,071 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Crestwood, KY | 5,222 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Georgetown, IN | 3,420 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Middletown, KY | 8,048 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Poplar Hills, KY | 416 | n/a |
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| Uriah, AL | 416 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Abrams, WI | 416 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Leavenworth, IN | 416 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Malone, TX | 417 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Point Arena, CA | 417 | 28% | 41.3% |
| Poplar Hills, KY | 416 | n/a |