| Index | Cherokee | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 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 | Cherokee | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.8% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.7% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.6% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 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 Cherokee. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cherokee, KS schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cherokee, KS, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Weir, KS | 969 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Frontenac, KS | 3,466 | 35% | 26.4% |
| Pittsburg, KS | 20,781 | 34% | 28.6% |
| Girard, KS | 2,749 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Columbus, KS | 3,159 | 33% | 31.9% |
| Cherokee, KS | 697 | 25% | 48.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pikeville, NC | 697 | 45% | 5.9% |
| Ridge Spring, SC | 697 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Camp Douglas, WI | 696 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Calhoun, TN | 698 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Huntington, MA | 698 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Cherokee, KS | 697 | 25% | 48.4% |