| Index | Elk City | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elk City | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.6% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.8% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.9% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.6% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.0% | 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 Elk City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elk City, KS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elk City, KS, an average of 71.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Longton, KS | 386 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Independence, KS | 8,595 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Neodesha, KS | 2,127 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Elk City, KS | 268 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Broaddus, TX | 268 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Elba, NE | 268 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Blairstown, NJ | 268 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Tonalea, AZ | 268 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Manchester, CA | 267 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Elk City, KS | 268 | n/a |
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