| Index | Burgess | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Burgess | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.2% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 62.2% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.6% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.7% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Burgess. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Burgess, MO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Burgess, MO, an average of 62.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 62.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frontenac, KS | 3,398 | 35% | 26.4% |
| Pittsburg, KS | 20,096 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Girard, KS | 2,682 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Liberal, MO | 674 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Cherokee, KS | 679 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Burgess, MO | 33 | n/a |
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| Langdon, KS | 33 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Cotopaxi, CO | 34 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Amado, AZ | 34 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Deputy, IN | 34 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Forbes, ND | 31 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Burgess, MO | 33 | n/a |
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