| Index | Dexter | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dexter | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.9% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.1% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.6% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.1% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dexter. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dexter, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dexter, KY, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Symsonia, KY | 529 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Murray, KY | 19,254 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Benton, KY | 4,498 | 44% | 8.1% |
| Dexter, KY | 130 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McKittrick, CA | 130 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Delaware, NJ | 130 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Westport, SD | 130 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Nauvoo, AL | 129 | 44% | 8.3% |
| St. Paul, AR | 131 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Dexter, KY | 130 | n/a |
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