| Index | Rushmore | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Rushmore | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.4% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.9% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.6% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 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 Rushmore. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rushmore, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Rushmore, MN, an average of 87.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Little Rock, IA | 467 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Adrian, MN | 1,274 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Ellsworth, MN | 532 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Magnolia, MN | 198 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Worthington, MN | 13,520 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Rushmore, MN | 352 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Little Mountain, SC | 352 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Odum, GA | 352 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Summit, SD | 353 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Endicott, WA | 351 | 60% | 24.0% |
| St. Michael, AK | 353 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Rushmore, MN | 352 | n/a |