| Index | Wessington | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wessington | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.0% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.6% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.3% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.0% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.2% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wessington. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wessington, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wessington, SD, an average of 79.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hitchcock, SD | 122 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Miller, SD | 1,405 | 48% | = 100 |
| Wolsey, SD | 654 | 38% | 20.5% |
| Wessington, SD | 247 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Johnson, NE | 247 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Tipton, KS | 247 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Grygla, MN | 247 | 60% | 25.0% |
| West Harrison, IN | 247 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Koyuk, AK | 248 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Wessington, SD | 247 | n/a |