| Index | Bagley | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Bagley | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.5% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.6% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.1% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.3% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 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 Bagley. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bagley, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bagley, IA, an average of 81.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coon Rapids, IA | 1,284 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Guthrie Center, IA | 1,599 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Panora, IA | 1,551 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Jefferson, IA | 4,217 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Bagley, IA | 309 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Noble, LA | 309 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Milligan, NE | 309 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Mill Creek, OK | 309 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Nazareth, TX | 309 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Cove, AR | 309 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Bagley, IA | 309 | n/a |