| Index | Kurtistown | Hawaii | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 229 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 107 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 47 | 7,963 |

| Index | Kurtistown | Hawaii | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.1% | 89.8% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.1% | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.9% | 63.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.9% | 41.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.8% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 10.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Kurtistown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Kurtistown, HI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Kurtistown, HI, an average of 95.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hilo, HI | 47,057 | 46% | 4.5% |
| Volcano, HI | 773 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Pahoa, HI | 1,264 | 33% | 30.4% |
| Keaau, HI | 1,306 | 33% | 31.0% |
| Mountain View, HI | 3,612 | 29% | 39.1% |
| Kurtistown, HI | 3,324 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tipton, MO | 3,323 | 37% | 22.9% |
| South Vacherie, LA | 3,323 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Cassville, MO | 3,322 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Haskell, TX | 3,321 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Nesquehoning, PA | 3,328 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Kurtistown, HI | 3,324 | n/a |