| Index | Canistota | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 66% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |
| Index | Canistota | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.1% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.0% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.7% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.7% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.9% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.5% | 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 Canistota. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Canistota, SD schools is 66%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Canistota, SD, an average of 82.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bridgewater, SD | 322 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Montrose, SD | 551 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Parker, SD | 876 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Marion, SD | 911 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Humboldt, SD | 676 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Canistota, SD | 663 | 66% | 37.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Welch, OK | 663 | 37% | 22.2% |
| Kiowa, CO | 663 | 42% | 13.2% |
| Fairland, IN | 662 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Bluford, IL | 662 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Cowiche, WA | 662 | 43% | 10.8% |
| Canistota, SD | 663 | 66% | 37.2% |
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