| Index | Wellsburg | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 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 | Wellsburg | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.4% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.7% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wellsburg. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wellsburg, IA schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wellsburg, IA, an average of 93.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grundy Center, IA | 2,775 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Parkersburg, IA | 1,901 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Aplington, IA | 919 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Union, IA | 424 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Conrad, IA | 1,259 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Wellsburg, IA | 746 | 70% | 44.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ash Fork, AZ | 746 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Ethridge, TN | 746 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Shoals, IN | 746 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Fonda, NY | 747 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Corsica, SD | 745 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Wellsburg, IA | 746 | 70% | 44.8% |