| Index | Hastings | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 77% | 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 | Hastings | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.2% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.1% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.2% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.3% | 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 Hastings. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hastings, IA schools is 77%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hastings, IA, an average of 80.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Treynor, IA | 942 | 86% | 79.9% |
| Carson, IA | 730 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Glenwood, IA | 5,325 | 77% | 59.4% |
| Tabor, IA | 1,100 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Malvern, IA | 1,153 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Hastings, IA | 154 | 77% | 60.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Donnelly, ID | 153 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Power, MT | 153 | 53% | 9.4% |
| McIntosh, SD | 153 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Amoret, MO | 153 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Raymond, OH | 155 | 90% | 86.5% |
| Hastings, IA | 154 | 77% | 60.4% |
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