| Index | Cynthiana | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 44% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cynthiana | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.7% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.7% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.1% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.1% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cynthiana. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cynthiana, KY schools is 44%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Cynthiana, KY, an average of 74.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Olivet, KY | 289 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Georgetown, KY | 34,362 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Carlisle, KY | 2,443 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Paris, KY | 9,776 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Cynthiana, KY | 6,270 | 44% | 7.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Schuyler, NE | 6,269 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Simsbury Center, CT | 6,271 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Bellefonte, PA | 6,276 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Seneca Falls, NY | 6,276 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Port Isabel, TX | 6,278 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Cynthiana, KY | 6,270 | 44% | 7.7% |
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