| Index | Pleasant Plain | 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 |


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| Index | Pleasant Plain | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.6% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.4% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.0% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.5% | 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 Pleasant Plain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pleasant Plain, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pleasant Plain, IA, an average of 82.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Packwood, IA | 586 | 69% | 44.1% |
| Fairfield, IA | 10,327 | 68% | 41.0% |
| Wayland, IA | 1,149 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Washington, IA | 7,318 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Pleasant Plain, IA | 101 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whale Pass, AK | 101 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Dupuyer, MT | 100 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bickleton, WA | 100 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Vance, SC | 102 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Hull, GA | 102 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Pleasant Plain, IA | 101 | n/a |