| Index | Verndale | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 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 |


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| Index | Verndale | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.6% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.4% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.4% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 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 Verndale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Verndale, MN schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Verndale, MN, an average of 90.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bertha, MN | 569 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Wadena, MN | 4,145 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Deer Creek, MN | 195 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Staples, MN | 2,613 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Verndale, MN | 477 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Springdale, WA | 477 | 40% | 15.9% |
| Morven, NC | 477 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Allen, SD | 477 | 9% | 82.3% |
| Van Buren, OH | 477 | 85% | 76.4% |
| Reedsville, PA | 477 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Verndale, MN | 477 | 47% | 2.1% |