| Index | Ricketts | 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 | Ricketts | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.0% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.3% | 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 Ricketts. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ricketts, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ricketts, IA, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dow City, IA | 449 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Schleswig, IA | 1,015 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Ida Grove, IA | 1,983 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Mapleton, IA | 1,196 | 67% | 40.1% |
| Denison, IA | 8,630 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Ricketts, IA | 96 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alder, MT | 96 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Boon, MI | 97 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Palmyra, VA | 95 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Council Hill, OK | 97 | 21% | 56.3% |
| Robbins, TN | 97 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Ricketts, IA | 96 | n/a |