| Index | Wood Lake | 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 | Wood Lake | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.8% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.7% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Wood Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wood Lake, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wood Lake, MN, an average of 88.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clarkfield, MN | 990 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Cottonwood, MN | 1,223 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Marshall, MN | 14,075 | 57% | 19.0% |
| Granite Falls, MN | 2,699 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Echo, MN | 282 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Wood Lake, MN | 395 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Longton, KS | 395 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Alpena, AR | 395 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Devers, TX | 395 | 84% | 74.0% |
| Pedricktown, NJ | 396 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Pierce, ID | 394 | 23% | 53.1% |
| Wood Lake, MN | 395 | n/a |