| Index | Buffalo | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Buffalo | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.9% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.9% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.9% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.6% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.9% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 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, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Buffalo, KY, an average of 75.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cecilia, KY | 573 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Hodgenville, KY | 3,330 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 31,333 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Bonnieville, KY | 273 | 45% | 7.3% |
| New Haven, KY | 761 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Buffalo, KY | 506 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Roscoe, NY | 506 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Arlington, IA | 506 | 70% | 45.1% |
| Guy, AR | 506 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Stanardsville, VA | 506 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Lyerly, GA | 505 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Buffalo, KY | 506 | n/a |