| Index | Emporia | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 86 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Emporia | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.9% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.3% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.3% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.4% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 2 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Emporia. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Emporia, KS schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Emporia, KS, an average of 80.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olpe, KS | 526 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Neosho Rapids, KS | 378 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Americus, KS | 953 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Hartford, KS | 347 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Emporia, KS | 25,435 | 33% | 31.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverbank, CA | 25,441 | 35% | 27.8% |
| Hazleton, PA | 25,442 | 24% | 50.0% |
| Hastings, NE | 25,424 | 50% | 3.5% |
| Conway, SC | 25,463 | 51% | 6.2% |
| Key West, FL | 25,464 | 59% | 23.5% |
| Emporia, KS | 25,435 | 33% | 31.6% |