| Index | Summit | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |

| Index | Summit | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.4% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.2% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.1% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.9% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.9% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Summit. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Summit, SD schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Summit, SD, an average of 76.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wilmot, SD | 568 | 37% | 22.2% |
| Waubay, SD | 550 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Summit, SD | 353 | 47% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buffalo, KS | 353 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Spencer, NE | 353 | 45% | 6.8% |
| St. Michael, AK | 353 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Broadlands, IL | 353 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Birchwood, WI | 354 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Summit, SD | 353 | 47% | 1.6% |