| Index | Wheatland | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 80% | 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 | Wheatland | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.7% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.3% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Wheatland. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wheatland, IA schools is 80%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wheatland, IA, an average of 86.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 928 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Delmar, IA | 511 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,941 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Donahue, IA | 392 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Calamus, IA | 378 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Wheatland, IA | 1,017 | 80% | 65.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marine, IL | 1,017 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Fremont, NC | 1,017 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Sonora, KY | 1,017 | 35% | 27.6% |
| Crawford, TX | 1,017 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Millington, MI | 1,017 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Wheatland, IA | 1,017 | 80% | 65.6% |