| Index | Brownton | 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 | Brownton | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.3% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.7% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.8% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.8% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.1% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Brownton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brownton, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brownton, MN, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buffalo Lake, MN | 672 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Silver Lake, MN | 938 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Gibbon, MN | 827 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Glencoe, MN | 5,684 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,343 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Brownton, MN | 567 | n/a |
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| Ridgeville, IN | 567 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Brownton, MN | 567 | n/a |