| Index | Moorhead | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 48% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 13 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 5 | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Moorhead | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.1% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.2% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 71.0% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 50.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 37.2% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.1% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 2 private schools and 5 post-secondary schools in Moorhead. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Moorhead, MN schools is 48%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Moorhead, MN, an average of 93.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harwood, ND | 725 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Horace, ND | 2,847 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Dilworth, MN | 4,430 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Kindred, ND | 905 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Mapleton, ND | 1,221 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Moorhead, MN | 43,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Channelview, TX | 43,378 | 40% | 16.6% |
| Prescott, AZ | 43,463 | 52% | 7.5% |
| Salem, MA | 43,350 | 43% | 10.3% |
| Concord, NH | 43,503 | 50% | 3.9% |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | 43,516 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Moorhead, MN | 43,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
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