| Index | Harpster | Ohio | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 61% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,650 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,000 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 393 | 7,963 |

| Index | Harpster | Ohio | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.0% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.3% | 55.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.7% | 35.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 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 Harpster. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Harpster, OH schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Harpster, OH, an average of 85.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 6,838 | 74% | 54.0% |
| Caledonia, OH | 688 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Sycamore, OH | 769 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Carey, OH | 3,495 | 66% | 38.0% |
| Bucyrus, OH | 12,135 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Harpster, OH | 262 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whittier, AK | 262 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Tulare, SD | 262 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Hickory, KY | 262 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Dixon, MT | 262 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fulton, IN | 261 | 41% | 14.1% |
| Harpster, OH | 262 | n/a |