| Index | Burns | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Burns | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.5% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.5% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.2% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.2% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Burns. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Burns, KS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Burns, KS, an average of 76.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Potwin, KS | 721 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Whitewater, KS | 1,049 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Peabody, KS | 1,228 | 20% | 58.9% |
| Burns, KS | 290 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Indiahoma, OK | 290 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Meridian, CA | 290 | 29% | 38.9% |
| Ridgeland, WI | 290 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fayetteville, TX | 290 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Quitman, LA | 290 | 67% | 38.5% |
| Burns, KS | 290 | n/a |