| Index | Bayard | 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 | Bayard | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.6% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.9% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.0% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Bayard. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bayard, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bayard, IA, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coon Rapids, IA | 1,244 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Guthrie Center, IA | 1,558 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Panora, IA | 1,501 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Glidden, IA | 1,027 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Jefferson, IA | 4,121 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Bayard, IA | 332 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cameron, OK | 332 | 17% | 64.1% |
| Tina, MO | 332 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Valle Crucis, NC | 332 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Copeland, KS | 332 | 27% | 43.2% |
| Chester, TX | 332 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Bayard, IA | 332 | n/a |
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