| Index | Hardy | 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 |

| Index | Hardy | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 55.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.2% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.2% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.6% | 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 Hardy. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hardy, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hardy, IA, an average of 55.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Humboldt, IA | 4,694 | 81% | 68.1% |
| Kanawha, IA | 983 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Lu Verne, IA | 284 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Bode, IA | 359 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Eagle Grove, IA | 3,541 | 54% | 12.2% |
| Hardy, IA | 58 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Put-in-Bay, OH | 58 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Lacassine, LA | 58 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Leggett, CA | 58 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Utica, SD | 58 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Crooked Creek, AK | 58 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hardy, IA | 58 | n/a |