| Index | Garden Plain | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 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 | Garden Plain | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.2% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 36.0% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 30.3% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Garden Plain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Garden Plain, KS schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Garden Plain, KS, an average of 90.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Colwich, KS | 1,354 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Maize, KS | 5,044 | 49% | 1.9% |
| Goddard, KS | 4,797 | 48% | 0.4% |
| Cheney, KS | 2,219 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Andale, KS | 891 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Garden Plain, KS | 1,028 | 44% | 8.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitewater, KS | 1,028 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Stromsburg, NE | 1,028 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Bronte, TX | 1,028 | 50% | 3.1% |
| York Springs, PA | 1,028 | 61% | 27.8% |
| Harmony, MN | 1,028 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Garden Plain, KS | 1,028 | 44% | 8.3% |
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