| Index | Canyon City | Oregon | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,097 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 361 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 89 | 7,963 |
| Index | Canyon City | Oregon | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.9% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.0% | 85.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.1% | 66.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.7% | 39.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Canyon City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Canyon City, OR schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Canyon City, OR, an average of 83.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| John Day, OR | 1,740 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Prairie City, OR | 757 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Canyon City, OR | 807 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Millersburg, IN | 807 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Tranquillity, CA | 807 | 16% | 66.1% |
| Shellsburg, IA | 806 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Gibbon, MN | 806 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Clyde, KS | 806 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Canyon City, OR | 807 | 40% | 17.7% |
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