| Index | Melvin | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Melvin | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.9% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.3% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Melvin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Melvin, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Melvin, IA, an average of 83.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hospers, IA | 830 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Lake Park, IA | 1,235 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Sheldon, IA | 5,334 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Sanborn, IA | 1,404 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Sibley, IA | 2,652 | 71% | 48.3% |
| Melvin, IA | 244 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Teller, AK | 244 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Koliganek, AK | 244 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Paxico, KS | 244 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Sallis, MS | 244 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Savage, MT | 244 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Melvin, IA | 244 | n/a |