| Index | Barnes City | 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 |


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| Index | Barnes City | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.5% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.1% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 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 Barnes City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Barnes City, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Barnes City, IA, an average of 75.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.1% have completed high school.
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| Montezuma, IA | 1,490 | 80% | 66.0% |
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| Thornburg, IA | 55 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Barnes City, IA | 147 | n/a |
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| Barnes City, IA | 147 | n/a |