| Index | West Mineral | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | West Mineral | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.9% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.5% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.4% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.9% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 West Mineral. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for West Mineral, KS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In West Mineral, KS, an average of 83.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.0% have completed high school.
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| Weir, KS | 936 | 50% | 4.2% |
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| Frontenac, KS | 3,398 | 35% | 26.4% |
| Pittsburg, KS | 20,096 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Columbus, KS | 3,062 | 33% | 31.9% |
| West Mineral, KS | 124 | n/a |
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| Penelope, TX | 124 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Shade Gap, PA | 124 | 45% | 6.3% |
| West Glacier, MT | 124 | 60% | 25.0% |
| West Mineral, KS | 124 | n/a |
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