| Index | Plains | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 32% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Plains | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.3% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.5% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.0% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.2% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.8% | 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 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Plains. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Plains, KS schools is 32%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Plains, KS, an average of 72.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Meade, KS | 1,418 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Kismet, KS | 393 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Plains, KS | 1,340 | 32% | 33.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lemmon, SD | 1,340 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Lapwai, ID | 1,340 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Hayfield, MN | 1,340 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Tennessee Ridge, TN | 1,341 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Albany, LA | 1,342 | 86% | 78.5% |
| Plains, KS | 1,340 | 32% | 33.3% |
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