| Index | Taconite | 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 | Taconite | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.3% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.1% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.6% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.9% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 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 Taconite. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Taconite, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Taconite, MN, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cohasset, MN | 2,791 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Coleraine, MN | 1,721 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Warba, MN | 192 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Keewatin, MN | 1,305 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 11,472 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Taconite, MN | 770 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bertrand, NE | 770 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Colton, SD | 770 | 55% | 15.3% |
| Holcomb, MO | 770 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Junction City, CA | 770 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Ladonia, TX | 770 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Taconite, MN | 770 | n/a |