| Index | Syracuse | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |

| Index | Syracuse | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.4% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.0% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Syracuse. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Syracuse, KS schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Syracuse, KS, an average of 78.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Syracuse, KS | 1,840 | 22% | 54.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ragland, AL | 1,840 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Somerset, OH | 1,840 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Remsen, IA | 1,840 | 71% | 47.9% |
| New Oxford, PA | 1,840 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Keenesburg, CO | 1,841 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Syracuse, KS | 1,840 | 22% | 54.2% |