| Index | Donahue | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 72% | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Donahue | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.1% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.9% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.7% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.8% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Donahue. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Donahue, IA schools is 72%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Donahue, IA, an average of 93.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 893 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Blue Grass, IA | 2,058 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 36,214 | 82% | 70.7% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,678 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Wheatland, IA | 997 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Donahue, IA | 381 | 72% | 50.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mesick, MI | 381 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Bowdle, SD | 381 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Harrington, WA | 381 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Topawa, AZ | 382 | 26% | 45.5% |
| Converse, LA | 380 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Donahue, IA | 381 | 72% | 50.0% |
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