| Index | Pilot Mound | 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 | Pilot Mound | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.6% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.7% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Pilot Mound. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pilot Mound, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pilot Mound, IA, an average of 74.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ogden, IA | 1,809 | 82% | 71.2% |
| Dayton, IA | 860 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Gowrie, IA | 959 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Boone, IA | 12,825 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Stratford, IA | 685 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Pilot Mound, IA | 164 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Five Points, AL | 164 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bainville, MT | 164 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Fort Smith, MT | 164 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Creswell, NC | 164 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Outlook, WA | 164 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Pilot Mound, IA | 164 | n/a |