| Index | Ulysses | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 14% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ulysses | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 67.1% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 64.4% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.9% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.4% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ulysses. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ulysses, KS schools is 14%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ulysses, KS, an average of 67.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 64.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ulysses, KS | 5,677 | 14% | 71.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stroudsburg, PA | 5,677 | 54% | 13.4% |
| Exeter, PA | 5,678 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Monaca, PA | 5,679 | 64% | 32.6% |
| Anamosa, IA | 5,674 | 64% | 33.7% |
| Big Flats, NY | 5,674 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Ulysses, KS | 5,677 | 14% | 71.2% |