| Index | Dows | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Dows | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.4% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 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 Dows. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dows, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dows, IA, an average of 92.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 5,067 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Clarion, IA | 2,726 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Blairsburg, IA | 149 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Latimer, IA | 788 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Alden, IA | 810 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Dows, IA | 529 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rock Point, AZ | 529 | 5% | 90.6% |
| Claypool, IN | 529 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Symsonia, KY | 529 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Chadwick, IL | 529 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Ojo Amarillo, NM | 529 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Dows, IA | 529 | n/a |
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