| Index | Hot Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 16 | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 7 | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 3 | 98 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hot Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.2% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.6% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.1% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.4% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.2% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.5% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 16 public schools, 7 private schools and 3 post-secondary schools in Hot Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hot Springs, AR schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Hot Springs, AR, an average of 81.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Malvern, AR | 10,886 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Mountain Pine, AR | 516 | 26% | 46.4% |
| Hot Springs, AR | 38,697 | 46% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clovis, NM | 38,701 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Issaquah, WA | 38,707 | 74% | 53.7% |
| Wausau, WI | 38,685 | 40% | 16.5% |
| Wheeling, IL | 38,684 | 23% | 51.8% |
| Severna Park, MD | 38,729 | 69% | 44.6% |
| Hot Springs, AR | 38,697 | 46% | 4.2% |
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