| Index | Powhattan | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 20% | 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 | Powhattan | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.0% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.9% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.0% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Powhattan. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Powhattan, KS schools is 20%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Powhattan, KS, an average of 86.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wetmore, KS | 322 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Sabetha, KS | 2,630 | 43% | 10.8% |
| Hiawatha, KS | 3,216 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Horton, KS | 1,873 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Everest, KS | 365 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Powhattan, KS | 91 | 20% | 58.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nondalton, AK | 91 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Smithville, OK | 91 | 35% | 27.4% |
| Costilla, NM | 91 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Antimony, UT | 91 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lund, NV | 92 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Powhattan, KS | 91 | 20% | 58.3% |