| Index | Sweet Springs | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sweet Springs | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.5% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 73.7% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.9% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.1% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.6% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sweet Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sweet Springs, MO schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Sweet Springs, MO, an average of 77.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 73.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Knob Noster, MO | 2,828 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Hughesville, MO | 213 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Alma, MO | 604 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Concordia, MO | 2,796 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Marshall, MO | 13,323 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Sweet Springs, MO | 1,479 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Booker, TX | 1,479 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Oolitic, IN | 1,479 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Saxonburg, PA | 1,479 | 65% | 34.6% |
| Zebulon, GA | 1,480 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Hillsborough, NH | 1,478 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Sweet Springs, MO | 1,479 | 55% | 13.5% |