| Index | Plainview | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Plainview | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.1% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.2% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.6% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.8% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Plainview. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Plainview, TX schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Plainview, TX, an average of 73.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kress, TX | 871 | 38% | 20.3% |
| Hale Center, TX | 2,013 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Plainview, TX | 20,194 | 39% | 18.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nogales, AZ | 20,182 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Payson, UT | 20,181 | 37% | 23.2% |
| Mountain Brook, AL | 20,178 | 86% | 79.5% |
| Lomita, CA | 20,212 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Kinston, NC | 20,173 | 30% | 37.8% |
| Plainview, TX | 20,194 | 39% | 18.5% |
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