| Index | Bowlus | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bowlus | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.3% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.8% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.5% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.3% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bowlus. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bowlus, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bowlus, MN, an average of 87.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Albany, MN | 2,803 | 70% | 45.1% |
| Holdingford, MN | 690 | 67% | 40.1% |
| Avon, MN | 1,599 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Sartell, MN | 19,015 | 64% | 32.5% |
| Rice, MN | 1,785 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Bowlus, MN | 299 | n/a |
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| Loop, TX | 299 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Bowlus, MN | 299 | n/a |