| Index | Cawker City | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 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 | Cawker City | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.9% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.4% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.6% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.7% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cawker City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cawker City, KS schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cawker City, KS, an average of 89.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tipton, KS | 241 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Osborne, KS | 1,518 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Downs, KS | 610 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Cawker City, KS | 514 | 55% | 14.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| De Soto, WI | 514 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Forgan, OK | 514 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Kingsland, AR | 514 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Maddock, ND | 514 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Columbia, LA | 514 | 64% | 33.9% |
| Cawker City, KS | 514 | 55% | 14.6% |
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