| Index | Cushing | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 53% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cushing | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.7% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.0% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.4% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.4% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 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, TX schools is 53%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cushing, TX, an average of 87.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alto, TX | 1,129 | 46% | 3.5% |
| Mount Enterprise, TX | 320 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 33,996 | 41% | 14.4% |
| Cushing, TX | 672 | 53% | 10.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ellsinore, MO | 672 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Damascus, VA | 672 | 89% | 85.9% |
| Sandy Hook, KY | 672 | 45% | 5.6% |
| Buffalo Lake, MN | 672 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Pavilion, NY | 672 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Cushing, TX | 672 | 53% | 10.9% |