| Index | Cheney | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cheney | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.3% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.5% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.1% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cheney. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cheney, KS schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Cheney, KS, an average of 92.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Colwich, KS | 1,354 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Goddard, KS | 4,797 | 48% | 0.4% |
| Garden Plain, KS | 1,028 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Pretty Prairie, KS | 531 | 43% | 10.1% |
| Andale, KS | 891 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Cheney, KS | 2,219 | 45% | 7.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gregory, TX | 2,218 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Lathrop, MO | 2,218 | 45% | 5.9% |
| Mount Sterling, IL | 2,220 | 29% | 39.9% |
| Eureka, KS | 2,217 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Waterloo, IN | 2,217 | 49% | 1.4% |
| Cheney, KS | 2,219 | 45% | 7.3% |
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