| Index | Ringsted | 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 | Ringsted | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.7% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.1% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 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 Ringsted. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ringsted, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ringsted, IA, an average of 93.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fenton, IA | 241 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 3,851 | 66% | 37.2% |
| Armstrong, IA | 880 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Swea City, IA | 655 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Graettinger, IA | 1,084 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Ringsted, IA | 483 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bayfield, WI | 483 | 24% | 51.0% |
| Toone, TN | 483 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Hawthorn, PA | 483 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Amana, IA | 483 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Sedalia, NC | 483 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Ringsted, IA | 483 | n/a |