| Index | Ransom | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Ransom | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.5% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.7% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.9% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 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 Ransom. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ransom, KS schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ransom, KS, an average of 93.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bazine, KS | 342 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Ness City, KS | 1,538 | 16% | 66.7% |
| Ransom, KS | 333 | 40% | 16.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bynum, TX | 333 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Niobrara, NE | 333 | 22% | 54.7% |
| Cerro Gordo, NC | 333 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Juda, WI | 333 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Patrick, SC | 332 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Ransom, KS | 333 | 40% | 16.7% |