| Index | Latimer | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 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 | Latimer | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.1% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.9% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.7% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.1% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Latimer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Latimer, IA schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Latimer, IA, an average of 81.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rockwell, IA | 871 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Sheffield, IA | 1,062 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Hampton, IA | 4,212 | 65% | 34.7% |
| Belmond, IA | 2,419 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Latimer, IA | 788 | 70% | 45.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Madison, KS | 788 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Philip, SD | 788 | 55% | 14.2% |
| Norborne, MO | 788 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hamden, OH | 788 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Menno, SD | 788 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Latimer, IA | 788 | 70% | 45.8% |
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