| Index | Ghent | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ghent | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.4% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.4% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 70.0% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 46.7% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 26.2% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ghent. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ghent, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ghent, MN, an average of 92.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Minneota, MN | 1,350 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Cottonwood, MN | 1,223 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Marshall, MN | 14,075 | 57% | 19.0% |
| Russell, MN | 318 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Lynd, MN | 432 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Ghent, MN | 514 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Glenburn, ND | 514 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Bethel, PA | 514 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Cullom, IL | 514 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Bird City, KS | 514 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Mount Vernon, SD | 514 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Ghent, MN | 514 | n/a |