| Index | Vesta | 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 | Vesta | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.6% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 41.3% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.4% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.4% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 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 Vesta. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Vesta, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Vesta, MN, an average of 91.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cottonwood, MN | 1,223 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Wabasso, MN | 754 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Milroy, MN | 193 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Echo, MN | 282 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Belview, MN | 380 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Vesta, MN | 305 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Max, ND | 305 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Elfrida, AZ | 305 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Grenada, CA | 305 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Mansfield, WA | 305 | 45% | 6.3% |
| St. Joe, AR | 306 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Vesta, MN | 305 | n/a |