| Index | Ashland Heights | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ashland Heights | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.4% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.9% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.2% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.1% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.2% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.9% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ashland Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ashland Heights, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ashland Heights, SD, an average of 84.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Summerset, SD | 2,698 | 57% | 17.7% |
| New Underwood, SD | 779 | 55% | 14.2% |
| Box Elder, SD | 10,205 | 54% | 11.7% |
| Piedmont, SD | 1,213 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Rapid City, SD | 79,549 | 45% | 6.5% |
| Ashland Heights, SD | 1,118 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Santa Anna, TX | 1,118 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Buffalo, IA | 1,118 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Bronson, FL | 1,118 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Oakfield, WI | 1,119 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Monticello, WI | 1,117 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Ashland Heights, SD | 1,118 | n/a |