| Index | Wakarusa | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wakarusa | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.8% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.8% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.5% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.7% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wakarusa. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wakarusa, KS schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wakarusa, KS, an average of 77.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Silver Lake, KS | 1,491 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Auburn, KS | 1,101 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Burlingame, KS | 863 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Topeka, KS | 129,727 | 32% | 32.4% |
| Overbrook, KS | 894 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Wakarusa, KS | 230 | 30% | 38.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ewing, KY | 230 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Okreek, SD | 230 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Finlayson, MN | 230 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Holcombe, WI | 230 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Edinburg, ND | 230 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Wakarusa, KS | 230 | 30% | 38.5% |