| Index | Wood | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 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 | Wood | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 100.0% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.4% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.9% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.4% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.7% | 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 Wood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wood, SD schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wood, SD, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 100.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White River, SD | 653 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Okreek, SD | 221 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Mission, SD | 1,408 | 18% | 62.8% |
| Wood, SD | 55 | 50% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Thornburg, IA | 55 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Rampart, AK | 54 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Utica, SD | 56 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Put-in-Bay, OH | 56 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Leggett, CA | 56 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Wood, SD | 55 | 50% | 4.2% |
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