| Index | Buffalo | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 17% | 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 | Buffalo | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.2% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.9% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.3% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.0% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.4% | 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 Buffalo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buffalo, KS schools is 17%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buffalo, KS, an average of 81.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Altoona, KS | 273 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Chanute, KS | 9,044 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Humboldt, KS | 2,162 | 29% | 39.9% |
| Yates Center, KS | 1,452 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Fredonia, KS | 2,077 | 16% | 67.7% |
| Buffalo, KS | 344 | 17% | 64.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Roscoe, SD | 344 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Kennebec, SD | 344 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Freedom, OK | 344 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Greeleyville, SC | 344 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Remer, MN | 343 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Buffalo, KS | 344 | 17% | 64.6% |
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