| Index | Zalma | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |
| Index | Zalma | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 54.4% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 48.9% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 17.8% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.1% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Zalma. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Zalma, MO schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Zalma, MO, an average of 54.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 48.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bell City, MO | 494 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Advance, MO | 1,430 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Marble Hill, MO | 2,001 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Zalma, MO | 60 | 45% | 5.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Igiugig, AK | 60 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Menoken, ND | 61 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Fishers Island, NY | 61 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Sasakwa, OK | 61 | 13% | 72.4% |
| Yucca, AZ | 61 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Zalma, MO | 60 | 45% | 5.7% |
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