| Index | Hiawatha | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hiawatha | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.7% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.8% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.5% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.7% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.3% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hiawatha. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hiawatha, KS schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Hiawatha, KS, an average of 87.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Falls City, NE | 4,250 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Wetmore, KS | 322 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Sabetha, KS | 2,630 | 43% | 10.8% |
| Denton, KS | 177 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Horton, KS | 1,873 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Hiawatha, KS | 3,216 | 36% | 24.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Salmon, ID | 3,217 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Mamou, LA | 3,217 | 77% | 59.9% |
| Cleveland, OK | 3,214 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Milbank, SD | 3,218 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Pine City, MN | 3,218 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Hiawatha, KS | 3,216 | 36% | 24.7% |
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