| Index | Fertile | 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 | Fertile | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.2% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.3% | 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 Fertile. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fertile, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fertile, IA, an average of 85.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Garner, IA | 3,134 | 78% | 63.0% |
| Manly, IA | 1,533 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Forest City, IA | 4,267 | 75% | 55.9% |
| Lake Mills, IA | 2,187 | 75% | 55.6% |
| Ventura, IA | 783 | 74% | 54.2% |
| Fertile, IA | 304 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Custer, WA | 304 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Ridgeway, SC | 304 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Dodson, LA | 304 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Goose Lake, IA | 304 | 77% | 60.9% |
| Morganton, GA | 304 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Fertile, IA | 304 | n/a |