| Index | Afton | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 66% | 78% | 49% |
| 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 | Afton | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.2% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.9% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.7% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.5% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.9% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Afton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Afton, IA schools is 66%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Afton, IA, an average of 86.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.2% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Murray, IA | 661 | 81% | 64% |
| Creston, IA | 7,877 | 78% | 59% |
| Diagonal, IA | 319 | 75% | 52% |
| Orient, IA | 426 | 70% | 41% |
| Afton, IA | 967 | 66% | 34% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Powderly, TX | 967 | 80% | 62% |
| Harvard, NE | 967 | 62% | 26% |
| Highland Hills, OH | 967 | 39% | 22% |
| Millersburg, IN | 967 | 77% | 56% |
| Hotchkiss, CO | 967 | 27% | 46% |
| Afton, IA | 967 | 66% | 34% |
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