| Index | Buffalo | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |

| Index | Buffalo | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.4% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.4% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.7% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.3% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.3% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a 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, IN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buffalo, IN, an average of 77.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Burnettsville, IN | 502 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Winamac, IN | 2,736 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Monticello, IN | 5,361 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Royal Center, IN | 922 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Monon, IN | 1,684 | 43% | 11.1% |
| Buffalo, IN | 923 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Westbrook, MN | 923 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Bassett, VA | 923 | 80% | 67.0% |
| Hooper, NE | 923 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Stephenson, MI | 922 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Durhamville, NY | 924 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Buffalo, IN | 923 | n/a |