| Index | Colony | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 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 | Colony | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.4% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.0% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.7% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.2% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 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 Colony. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Colony, KS schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Colony, KS, an average of 91.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Westphalia, KS | 176 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Garnett, KS | 3,328 | 38% | 21.4% |
| Iola, KS | 5,433 | 31% | 36.5% |
| LeRoy, KS | 603 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Moran, KS | 491 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Colony, KS | 465 | 39% | 19.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Forsan, TX | 465 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Petersburg, NE | 465 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Phelps, KY | 465 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Andrew, IA | 465 | 70% | 45.3% |
| Neola, UT | 464 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Colony, KS | 465 | 39% | 19.8% |