| Index | Shively | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Shively | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.3% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.0% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.6% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shively. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shively, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shively, KY, an average of 79.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Goshen, KY | 928 | 74% | 54.5% |
| Prospect, KY | 4,961 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Georgetown, IN | 3,305 | 65% | 34.9% |
| New Middletown, IN | 109 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Greenville, IN | 1,380 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Shively, KY | 15,723 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Longmeadow, MA | 15,736 | 70% | 46.7% |
| Payson, AZ | 15,708 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Conyers, GA | 15,705 | 34% | 29.8% |
| Pataskala, OH | 15,751 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Lady Lake, FL | 15,695 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Shively, KY | 15,723 | n/a |