| Index | Herrick | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,965 |
| Index | Herrick | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 89.0% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 75.6% | 86.3% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 36.0% | 59.2% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.8% | 37.2% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.0% | 26.7% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 8.0% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Burke, SD | 678 | 46% | 6% |
| Gregory, SD | 1,448 | 45% | 8% |
| Bonesteel, SD | 276 | 25% | 50% |
| Herrick, SD | 99 | n/a |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cusick, WA | 99 | 15% | 70% |
| Turner, MT | 99 | 45% | 9% |
| Fox Lake, MT | 99 | 40% | 19% |
| Bridgeville, NJ | 99 | 47% | 5% |
| Gildford, MT | 99 | 47% | 4% |
| Herrick, SD | 99 | n/a |