| Index | Pillager | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 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 | Pillager | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.0% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.3% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.2% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.4% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.4% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 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 Pillager. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pillager, MN schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pillager, MN, an average of 86.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Baxter, MN | 8,518 | 72% | 49.5% |
| Nisswa, MN | 1,795 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Brainerd, MN | 13,746 | 48% | 0.9% |
| Motley, MN | 585 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Pillager, MN | 392 | 52% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Big Horn, WY | 392 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Donahue, IA | 392 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Jamestown, MO | 392 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Converse, LA | 392 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Bruni, TX | 393 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Pillager, MN | 392 | 52% | 8.1% |