| Index | Rising Star | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Rising Star | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.3% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 64.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.9% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.6% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Rising Star. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rising Star, TX schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rising Star, TX, an average of 67.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 64.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cross Plains, TX | 1,159 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Rising Star, TX | 899 | 43% | 11.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hazelton, ID | 899 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Teton, ID | 899 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Stonington, CT | 899 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Sharpsville, IN | 899 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Wells, TX | 899 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Rising Star, TX | 899 | 43% | 11.5% |
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