| Index | McFarland | Wisconsin | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,869 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 872 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 114 | 7,963 |
| Index | McFarland | Wisconsin | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.1% | 89.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.8% | 87.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 77.2% | 59.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 59.7% | 38.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 46.0% | 28.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McFarland. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McFarland, WI schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In McFarland, WI, an average of 96.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waunakee, WI | 13,903 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Brooklyn, WI | 1,212 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Middleton, WI | 19,764 | 64% | 32.9% |
| Fitchburg, WI | 30,032 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Windsor, WI | 7,340 | 54% | 12.5% |
| McFarland, WI | 8,845 | 33% | 31.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Glenwood, IL | 8,846 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Whitestown, IN | 8,842 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Hooper, UT | 8,850 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Edgewater, MD | 8,850 | 60% | 24.3% |
| Monmouth, IL | 8,837 | 25% | 49.0% |
| McFarland, WI | 8,845 | 33% | 31.7% |
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