| Index | Elsmere | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 27% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elsmere | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.0% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.5% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.3% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.4% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elsmere. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elsmere, KY schools is 27%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Elsmere, KY, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Madeira, OH | 9,211 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Sherwood, OH | 3,277 | 78% | 62.2% |
| Fort Thomas, KY | 16,335 | 74% | 53.8% |
| Cleves, OH | 3,371 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Union, KY | 5,988 | 64% | 33.5% |
| Elsmere, KY | 8,617 | 27% | 43.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stuttgart, AR | 8,617 | 37% | 23.7% |
| Paris, IL | 8,616 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Graham, TX | 8,618 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Pleasant Hill, MO | 8,611 | 52% | 8.6% |
| Willowbrook, IL | 8,610 | 52% | 8.0% |
| Elsmere, KY | 8,617 | 27% | 43.8% |
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