| Index | Dolliver | 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 | Dolliver | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.4% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 64.4% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 25.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 5.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.4% | 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 Dolliver. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dolliver, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dolliver, IA, an average of 64.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 64.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Armstrong, IA | 880 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Sherburn, MN | 1,070 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Estherville, IA | 5,853 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Fairmont, MN | 10,438 | 54% | 11.7% |
| Dolliver, IA | 72 | n/a |
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| Canaan, IN | 72 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Oak Hall, VA | 72 | 78% | 62.0% |
| Sheridan Lake, CO | 72 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Bartlett, KS | 72 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Wikieup, AZ | 72 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Dolliver, IA | 72 | n/a |