| Index | Waverly | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Waverly | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.0% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.7% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.5% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.8% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.7% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 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 Waverly. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Waverly, MO schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Waverly, MO, an average of 83.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Carrollton, MO | 3,501 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Alma, MO | 604 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Norborne, MO | 807 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Higginsville, MO | 4,723 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Malta Bend, MO | 182 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Waverly, MO | 967 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wittenberg, WI | 967 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Odessa, WA | 967 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Inkom, ID | 967 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Henderson, NE | 967 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Wayne City, IL | 967 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Waverly, MO | 967 | 40% | 17.7% |