| Index | Zearing | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 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 | Zearing | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.2% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.2% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.4% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 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 Zearing. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Zearing, IA schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Zearing, IA, an average of 89.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Story City, IA | 3,450 | 86% | 78.6% |
| Colo, IA | 779 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Radcliffe, IA | 612 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Roland, IA | 1,411 | 80% | 65.6% |
| State Center, IA | 1,896 | 77% | 60.1% |
| Zearing, IA | 561 | 70% | 45.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Paul, KS | 561 | 32% | 34.4% |
| South Dayton, NY | 561 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Stewartsville, NJ | 561 | 67% | 39.1% |
| Barlow, KY | 561 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Stephen, MN | 562 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Zearing, IA | 561 | 70% | 45.8% |