| Index | Elk Creek | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elk Creek | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.1% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.7% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 49.5% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 33.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.1% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elk Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elk Creek, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elk Creek, KY, an average of 94.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, KY | 2,357 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Middletown, KY | 7,885 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Mount Washington, KY | 14,699 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Taylorsville, KY | 1,671 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Simpsonville, KY | 2,868 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Elk Creek, KY | 1,848 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Idaho Springs, CO | 1,848 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Lake City, TN | 1,848 | 29% | 40.1% |
| Stanton, NE | 1,847 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Ridgeville, SC | 1,849 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Parkersburg, IA | 1,849 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Elk Creek, KY | 1,848 | n/a |
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