| Index | Whelen Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |

| Index | Whelen Springs | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.3% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 60.0% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.3% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 0.0% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Whelen Springs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Whelen Springs, AR schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Whelen Springs, AR, an average of 73.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 60.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gurdon, AR | 2,167 | 26% | 46.2% |
| Whelen Springs, AR | 39 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rosebud, MT | 38 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Unity, OR | 41 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Levelock, AK | 41 | 20% | 58.3% |
| California Hot Springs, CA | 41 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Stony River, AK | 41 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Whelen Springs, AR | 39 | n/a |