| Index | McLouth | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 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 | McLouth | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.8% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.9% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.0% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.3% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.1% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.7% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McLouth. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McLouth, KS schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McLouth, KS, an average of 88.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Basehor, KS | 6,408 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Linwood, KS | 429 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Easton, KS | 254 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Winchester, KS | 563 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Lecompton, KS | 890 | 37% | 22.9% |
| McLouth, KS | 1,148 | 26% | 45.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fredericksburg, IA | 1,148 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Goodwell, OK | 1,149 | 24% | 50.0% |
| Morton, WA | 1,147 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Morrisonville, IL | 1,147 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Grant, MI | 1,147 | 40% | 17.7% |
| McLouth, KS | 1,148 | 26% | 45.1% |