| Index | Hugoton | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 23% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 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 | Hugoton | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.4% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.9% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.5% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.9% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 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 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hugoton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hugoton, KS schools is 23%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Hugoton, KS, an average of 78.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Moscow, KS | 284 | 26% | 45.3% |
| Hugoton, KS | 4,274 | 23% | 51.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Holmes Beach, FL | 4,276 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Mitchell, IN | 4,272 | 43% | 11.1% |
| Mullins, SC | 4,276 | 30% | 38.5% |
| West Wendover, NV | 4,271 | 25% | 48.6% |
| Prescott, WI | 4,278 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Hugoton, KS | 4,274 | 23% | 51.7% |
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