| Index | Shambaugh | 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 | Shambaugh | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.8% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.7% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shambaugh. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shambaugh, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shambaugh, IA, an average of 85.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Essex, IA | 772 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Clarinda, IA | 5,371 | 61% | 26.0% |
| College Springs, IA | 251 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Pickering, MO | 170 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Hopkins, MO | 361 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Shambaugh, IA | 159 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Petersburg, ND | 159 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Big Creek, CA | 159 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Peck, ID | 159 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Bainville, MT | 159 | 45% | 6.3% |
| De Smet, ID | 160 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Shambaugh, IA | 159 | n/a |