| Index | Bonaparte | 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 | Bonaparte | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.8% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.4% | 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 Bonaparte. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bonaparte, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bonaparte, IA, an average of 83.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Salem, IA | 507 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Donnellson, IA | 938 | 73% | 52.8% |
| Farmington, IA | 659 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Douds, IA | 86 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Keosauqua, IA | 950 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Bonaparte, IA | 471 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| West Jefferson, AL | 471 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Riley, IN | 471 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Thayne, WY | 471 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Delhi, IA | 471 | 90% | 86.8% |
| Huntington, OR | 471 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Bonaparte, IA | 471 | n/a |