| Index | Swea City | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 63% | 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 | Swea City | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.9% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.9% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.2% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Swea City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Swea City, IA schools is 63%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Swea City, IA, an average of 84.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fenton, IA | 241 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Armstrong, IA | 880 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Swea City, IA | 655 | 63% | 31.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Metamora, OH | 655 | 79% | 64.9% |
| Binger, OK | 655 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Addison, MI | 655 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Sharon, CT | 655 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Joliet, MT | 655 | 40% | 17.0% |
| Swea City, IA | 655 | 63% | 31.8% |