| Index | Hitchcock | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hitchcock | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.7% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.7% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.6% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.0% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 36.0% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hitchcock. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hitchcock, SD schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hitchcock, SD, an average of 90.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tulare, SD | 262 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Hitchcock, SD | 122 | 55% | 14.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Roy, MT | 122 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Centerville, WA | 122 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Seibert, CO | 122 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Montgomery Creek, CA | 122 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Tony, WI | 121 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Hitchcock, SD | 122 | 55% | 14.6% |