| Index | Yates Center | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 29% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Yates Center | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.1% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.0% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.3% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Yates Center. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Yates Center, KS schools is 29%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Yates Center, KS, an average of 84.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buffalo, KS | 344 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Yates Center, KS | 1,452 | 29% | 40.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wurtland, KY | 1,452 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Cuba, NY | 1,452 | 64% | 32.6% |
| Franklinville, NC | 1,451 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Fosston, MN | 1,451 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Silver Lake, KS | 1,453 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Yates Center, KS | 1,452 | 29% | 40.6% |
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