| Index | Mapleton | Iowa | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 67% | 69% | 48% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,101 | 79,221 | 
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Mapleton | Iowa | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 84.2% | 89.2% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 79.1% | 87.7% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 46.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 28.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 22.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 8.7% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mapleton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mapleton, IA schools is 67%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Mapleton, IA, an average of 84.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Charter Oak, IA | 570 | 59% | 21.9% | 
| Mapleton, IA | 1,173 | 67% | 40.1% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Candor, NC | 1,173 | 33% | 32.3% | 
| Skyline-Ganipa, NM | 1,173 | 20% | 59.4% | 
| Kent City, MI | 1,173 | 48% | = 100 | 
| Friend, NE | 1,173 | 56% | 16.7% | 
| Andrews, IN | 1,174 | 50% | 3.1% | 
| Mapleton, IA | 1,173 | 67% | 40.1% |