| Index | Hill City | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hill City | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.9% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.2% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.7% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hill City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hill City, KS schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Hill City, KS, an average of 92.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Damar, KS | 164 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Hill City, KS | 1,808 | 22% | 54.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Carnegie, OK | 1,809 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Kentland, IN | 1,809 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Teutopolis, IL | 1,807 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Montegut, LA | 1,809 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Clarendon, TX | 1,810 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Hill City, KS | 1,808 | 22% | 54.2% |
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