| Index | Wainaku | Hawaii | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 229 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 107 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 47 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wainaku | Hawaii | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.7% | 89.8% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.8% | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.0% | 63.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.1% | 41.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 27.3% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wainaku. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wainaku, HI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wainaku, HI, an average of 86.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hilo, HI | 47,057 | 46% | 4.5% |
| Keaau, HI | 1,306 | 33% | 31.0% |
| Mountain View, HI | 3,612 | 29% | 39.1% |
| Papaikou, HI | 915 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Wainaku, HI | 1,096 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitney Point, NY | 1,096 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Altamont, KS | 1,096 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Sheffield, IA | 1,096 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Ship Bottom, NJ | 1,096 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Huntland, TN | 1,095 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Wainaku, HI | 1,096 | n/a |