| Index | Cushing | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cushing | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.9% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cushing. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cushing, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cushing, IA, an average of 93.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Holstein, IA | 1,408 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Galva, IA | 436 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Kingsley, IA | 1,495 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Ida Grove, IA | 1,983 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Pierson, IA | 358 | 67% | 40.1% |
| Cushing, IA | 244 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hazelton, ND | 244 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Teller, AK | 244 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Koliganek, AK | 244 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Sallis, MS | 244 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Paxico, KS | 244 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Cushing, IA | 244 | n/a |