| Index | Mingo | 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 | Mingo | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.7% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 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 Mingo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mingo, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mingo, IA, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mitchellville, IA | 2,467 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Cambridge, IA | 978 | 84% | 75.0% |
| Altoona, IA | 19,348 | 79% | 63.8% |
| Pleasant Hill, IA | 10,217 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Baxter, IA | 963 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Mingo, IA | 311 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Millsap, TX | 311 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Turkey, TX | 311 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Dyer, NV | 311 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Krakow, WI | 312 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Elizabethtown, IL | 312 | 19% | 61.5% |
| Mingo, IA | 311 | n/a |