| Index | Yale | 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 | Yale | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.8% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.8% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.3% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.8% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.5% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Yale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Yale, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Yale, SD, an average of 97.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Iroquois, SD | 391 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Huron, SD | 13,672 | 40% | 16.8% |
| Yale, SD | 166 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Beatrice, AL | 166 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Starbuck, WA | 166 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Mullin, TX | 166 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Jordan Valley, OR | 166 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Mount Eaton, OH | 166 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Yale, SD | 166 | n/a |