| Index | Hardwick | 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 | Hardwick | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.4% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.1% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.4% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.0% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.2% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Hardwick. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hardwick, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hardwick, MN, an average of 81.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Valley Springs, SD | 920 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Beaver Creek, MN | 350 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Luverne, MN | 4,651 | 63% | 31.9% |
| Adrian, MN | 1,274 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Edgerton, MN | 1,286 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Hardwick, MN | 208 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lake Leelanau, MI | 208 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Welch, TX | 208 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Rockholds, KY | 208 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Carmine, TX | 208 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Garden Grove, IA | 207 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Hardwick, MN | 208 | n/a |