| Index | Clearfield | 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 | Clearfield | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.6% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.8% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.8% | 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 Clearfield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Clearfield, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Clearfield, IA, an average of 80.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Ayr, IA | 2,030 | 83% | 73.4% |
| Bedford, IA | 1,527 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Diagonal, IA | 492 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Lenox, IA | 1,502 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Corning, IA | 1,716 | 60% | 24.5% |
| Clearfield, IA | 440 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Natoma, KS | 440 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Firth, NE | 440 | 65% | 35.1% |
| Florence, WI | 440 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Drummond, OK | 441 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Center Ossipee, NH | 439 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Clearfield, IA | 440 | n/a |