| Index | Mankato | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 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 | Mankato | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.6% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.5% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.7% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 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 Mankato. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mankato, KS schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mankato, KS, an average of 91.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mankato, KS | 895 | 50% | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Geary, OK | 895 | 23% | 51.7% |
| Cankton, LA | 896 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Menan, ID | 894 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Cass Lake, MN | 896 | 31% | 36.2% |
| South Webster, OH | 896 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Mankato, KS | 895 | 50% | 3.1% |
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