| Index | Buffalo | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Buffalo | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.0% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.7% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Buffalo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Buffalo, IA schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Buffalo, IA, an average of 87.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blue Grass, IA | 1,563 | 85% | 75.6% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 35,048 | 82% | 70.2% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,122 | 81% | 68.8% |
| Walcott, IA | 1,450 | 66% | 37.7% |
| Durant, IA | 2,032 | 60% | 24.7% |
| Buffalo, IA | 1,226 | 70% | 44.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Holland, NY | 1,226 | 64% | 32.0% |
| Clyde, NC | 1,226 | 66% | 37.2% |
| Homer, GA | 1,226 | 44% | 9.6% |
| Island City, OR | 1,225 | 60% | 23.6% |
| Albany, WI | 1,225 | 42% | 12.4% |
| Buffalo, IA | 1,226 | 70% | 44.4% |
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