| Index | Walnut Park East | St. Louis | Missouri |
| Average Test Scores | 24% | 33% | 51% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 14:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 244 | 1,899 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 151 | 531 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 39 | 213 |
| Index | Walnut Park East | St. Louis | Missouri |
| Completed 8th grade | 63.2% | 82.3% | 86.0% |
| Completed high school | 60.1% | 80.4% | 84.2% |
| Completed some college | 30.2% | 61.7% | 57.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.5% | 39.5% | 35.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.7% | 33.0% | 27.6% |
| Completed masters | 1.7% | 14.4% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olivette, MO | 7,830 | 85% | 72% |
| Sappington, MO | 7,233 | 79% | 60% |
| Crestwood, MO | 11,941 | 79% | 60% |
| Glendale, MO | 5,917 | 78% | 58% |
| Kirkwood, MO | 27,614 | 77% | 57% |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 33% | 32% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverside, CA | 318,678 | 33% | 32% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 320,050 | 69% | 40% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 49% | 0% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 48% | 2% |
| Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 29% | 41% |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 33% | 32% |
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