| Index | Sanborn | 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 | Sanborn | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.9% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.6% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.9% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.6% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.3% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Sanborn. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sanborn, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sanborn, MN, an average of 80.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Springfield, MN | 2,171 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Lamberton, MN | 852 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Wabasso, MN | 754 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Morgan, MN | 862 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Comfrey, MN | 343 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Sanborn, MN | 308 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kremlin, OK | 307 | 27% | 43.2% |
| Noble, LA | 309 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Bullhead, SD | 307 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Caney, OK | 309 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Cove, AR | 309 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Sanborn, MN | 308 | n/a |