| Index | Cedar Vale | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 24% | 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 | Cedar Vale | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.3% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.2% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.7% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.0% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Cedar Vale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cedar Vale, KS schools is 24%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cedar Vale, KS, an average of 92.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dexter, KS | 617 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Burden, KS | 653 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Cedar Vale, KS | 685 | 24% | 50.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Smith River, CA | 685 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Fairland, IN | 685 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Garibaldi, OR | 685 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Colbert, GA | 685 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Kadoka, SD | 685 | 58% | 21.5% |
| Cedar Vale, KS | 685 | 24% | 50.5% |