| Index | Ironton | 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 | Ironton | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.2% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.2% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.7% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.7% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 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 Ironton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ironton, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ironton, MN, an average of 87.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Breezy Point, MN | 2,481 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Baxter, MN | 8,518 | 72% | 49.5% |
| Nisswa, MN | 1,795 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Pequot Lakes, MN | 2,176 | 62% | 29.7% |
| Aitkin, MN | 2,336 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Ironton, MN | 523 | n/a |
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| Falls Village, CT | 523 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Circle, MT | 523 | 49% | 1.6% |
| Davenport, CA | 523 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Beulah Valley, CO | 523 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Wyandotte, OK | 523 | 24% | 51.0% |
| Ironton, MN | 523 | n/a |