| 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 |

| 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 | 299 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Hiawatha, KS | 3,216 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Effingham, KS | 467 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Atchison, KS | 10,863 | 25% | 47.4% |
| Horton, KS | 1,873 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Denton, KS | 177 | 37% | 22.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bladen, NE | 177 | 45% | 7.3% |
| East Nicolaus, CA | 177 | 42% | 13.0% |
| Banks, AL | 177 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Cliff, NM | 177 | 28% | 42.2% |
| Schell City, MO | 177 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Denton, KS | 177 | 37% | 22.9% |