| Index | Higginsville | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Higginsville | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.1% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.4% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.0% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.6% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Higginsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Higginsville, MO schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Higginsville, MO, an average of 83.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alma, MO | 584 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Odessa, MO | 5,240 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Richmond, MO | 5,622 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Hardin, MO | 655 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Wellington, MO | 632 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Higginsville, MO | 4,627 | 39% | 18.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Boston, TX | 4,625 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Whitehouse, OH | 4,624 | 86% | 78.9% |
| Phoenix, OR | 4,624 | 38% | 21.2% |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 4,633 | 54% | 11.6% |
| Rock Hill, MO | 4,634 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Higginsville, MO | 4,627 | 39% | 18.8% |
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