During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 174 students attending classes in Walkringen. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 25 students in the municipality. The municipality had 6 primary classes and 121 students. Of the primary students, 1.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 1.7% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 2 lower secondary classes with a total of 28 students. There were 3.6% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.1% have a different mother language than the classroom language.