| Index | Buckner | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Buckner | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.2% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.0% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.1% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.9% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buckner. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buckner, KY schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Buckner, KY, an average of 70.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, KY | 2,357 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Goshen, KY | 928 | 74% | 54.5% |
| Prospect, KY | 4,961 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Crestwood, KY | 5,034 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Middletown, KY | 7,885 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Buckner, KY | 5,640 | 58% | 20.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wappingers Falls, NY | 5,639 | 51% | 7.1% |
| Solvang, CA | 5,644 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Malone, NY | 5,644 | 38% | 21.0% |
| Carlinville, IL | 5,645 | 45% | 7.0% |
| Warrenton, OR | 5,635 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Buckner, KY | 5,640 | 58% | 20.1% |
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