| Index | Belle Plaine | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Belle Plaine | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.1% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.3% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Belle Plaine. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Belle Plaine, KS schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Belle Plaine, KS, an average of 87.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clearwater, KS | 2,437 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Derby, KS | 24,428 | 38% | 21.6% |
| Mulvane, KS | 6,025 | 37% | 23.3% |
| Rose Hill, KS | 4,086 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Douglass, KS | 1,774 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Belle Plaine, KS | 1,473 | 22% | 55.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Banner Elk, NC | 1,473 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Crownsville, MD | 1,473 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Ontonagon, MI | 1,474 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Livonia, NY | 1,472 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Lebec, CA | 1,474 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Belle Plaine, KS | 1,473 | 22% | 55.2% |
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