| Index | Hanley Falls | 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 | Hanley Falls | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.5% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.9% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hanley Falls. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hanley Falls, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hanley Falls, MN, an average of 80.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clarkfield, MN | 990 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Cottonwood, MN | 1,223 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Maynard, MN | 370 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Granite Falls, MN | 2,699 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Echo, MN | 282 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hanley Falls, MN | 479 | n/a |
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| New Alexandria, PA | 479 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Chalmers, IN | 479 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Grimes, CA | 479 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fredericksburg, OH | 479 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Saguache, CO | 479 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Hanley Falls, MN | 479 | n/a |