| Index | Winthrop | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |

| Index | Winthrop | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.1% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.5% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.1% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.5% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Winthrop. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Winthrop, MN schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Winthrop, MN, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buffalo Lake, MN | 672 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Lafayette, MN | 562 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Gibbon, MN | 827 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Gaylord, MN | 2,000 | 49% | 2.1% |
| Arlington, MN | 2,502 | 47% | 2.6% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,343 | 50% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fulda, MN | 1,343 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Larimore, ND | 1,343 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Sand Lake, MI | 1,343 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Melcher-Dallas, IA | 1,343 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Scottville, MI | 1,342 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,343 | 50% | 4.2% |