| Index | Garden City | 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 |


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| Index | Garden City | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 100.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 72.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 45.8% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.3% | 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 Garden City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Garden City, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Garden City, IA, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 100.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gilbert, IA | 1,088 | 91% | 88.5% |
| Story City, IA | 3,362 | 86% | 78.6% |
| Jewell Junction, IA | 1,346 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Radcliffe, IA | 596 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Roland, IA | 1,374 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Garden City, IA | 150 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Port Graham, AK | 150 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Nightmute, AK | 150 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Deering, AK | 150 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Bluff, UT | 150 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Starr, SC | 149 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Garden City, IA | 150 | n/a |