| Index | Clifton | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 35% | 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 | Clifton | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.9% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.6% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.8% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.1% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 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 Clifton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clifton, KS schools is 35%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Clifton, KS, an average of 90.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Linn, KS | 428 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Clay Center, KS | 4,007 | 44% | 8.6% |
| Clyde, KS | 806 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Clifton, KS | 393 | 35% | 27.6% |
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| Grimesland, NC | 392 | 42% | 13.5% |
| Ekalaka, MT | 392 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Iredell, TX | 392 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Sunburst, MT | 392 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Mannsville, NY | 394 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Clifton, KS | 393 | 35% | 27.6% |
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