| Index | Forest River | North Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 12:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 272 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 47 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 30 | 7,963 |

| Index | Forest River | North Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 61.5% | 90.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 60.4% | 88.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.6% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 41.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.2% | 28.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 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 Forest River. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Forest River, ND schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Forest River, ND, an average of 61.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 60.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manvel, ND | 336 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Park River, ND | 1,522 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Inkster, ND | 24 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Minto, ND | 786 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Grafton, ND | 4,241 | 37% | 23.6% |
| Forest River, ND | 136 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lester, AL | 136 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Westport, SD | 136 | 50% | 4.2% |
| McKittrick, CA | 136 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Greycliff, MT | 136 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Delaware, NJ | 135 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Forest River, ND | 136 | n/a |