| Index | Reading | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Reading | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.3% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.1% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.3% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.9% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Reading. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Reading, KS schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Reading, KS, an average of 81.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lebo, KS | 736 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Neosho Rapids, KS | 378 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Osage City, KS | 2,867 | 35% | 26.4% |
| Emporia, KS | 25,435 | 33% | 31.6% |
| Lyndon, KS | 1,104 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Reading, KS | 171 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hyannis, NE | 171 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Yoder, WY | 171 | 72% | 49.0% |
| Campbell, MN | 171 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Port Wing, WI | 171 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Richey, MT | 170 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Reading, KS | 171 | n/a |