| Index | Bucklin | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 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 | Bucklin | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.8% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 68.4% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.3% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.0% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 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 Bucklin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bucklin, KS schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bucklin, KS, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bucklin, KS | 665 | 26% | 45.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monroe, OR | 665 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Howells, NE | 665 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Battle Lake, MN | 665 | 71% | 47.4% |
| Remington, VA | 666 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Fielding, UT | 664 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Bucklin, KS | 665 | 26% | 45.8% |