| Index | Denton | Kansas | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 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 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Denton | Kansas | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 94.5% | 87.4% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 94.5% | 86.1% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 60.7% | 63.7% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 33.8% | 39.8% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 20.0% | 31.6% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 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 Denton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Denton, KS schools is 37%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Denton, KS, an average of 94.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Rushville, MO | 290 | 47% | 2.1% | 
| Hiawatha, KS | 3,119 | 36% | 24.7% | 
| Effingham, KS | 457 | 26% | 45.8% | 
| Atchison, KS | 10,561 | 25% | 47.4% | 
| Horton, KS | 1,829 | 25% | 48.4% | 
| Denton, KS | 170 | 37% | 22.9% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Pickering, MO | 170 | 55% | 14.6% | 
| Schell City, MO | 170 | 30% | 38.5% | 
| Mitchell, OR | 170 | 44% | 8.9% | 
| Alton, NH | 170 | 41% | 14.1% | 
| Dixie, WA | 170 | 50% | 4.2% | 
| Denton, KS | 170 | 37% | 22.9% |