| Index | Chaffee | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Chaffee | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.3% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.6% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.7% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.0% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.3% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 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 2 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Chaffee. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Chaffee, MO schools is 31%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Chaffee, MO, an average of 80.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oran, MO | 1,285 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Bell City, MO | 494 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Jackson, MO | 14,893 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Advance, MO | 1,430 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | 40,100 | 42% | 11.6% |
| Chaffee, MO | 2,917 | 31% | 35.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seaside Heights, NJ | 2,917 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Castle Rock, WA | 2,917 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Sumner, IL | 2,916 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Brownstown, IN | 2,920 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Collins, MS | 2,921 | 24% | 49.2% |
| Chaffee, MO | 2,917 | 31% | 35.9% |
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