| Index | Balsam Lake | Wisconsin | National |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 41% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,869 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 872 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 114 | 7,963 |
| Index | Balsam Lake | Wisconsin | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.6% | 89.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.3% | 87.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.6% | 59.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.9% | 38.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.3% | 28.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 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 Balsam Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Balsam Lake, WI schools is 31%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Balsam Lake, WI, an average of 80.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Taylors Falls, MN | 1,166 | 60% | 24.0% |
| St. Croix Falls, WI | 1,863 | 58% | 20.5% |
| Osceola, WI | 2,521 | 53% | 9.7% |
| Amery, WI | 2,819 | 50% | 3.5% |
| Turtle Lake, WI | 891 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Balsam Lake, WI | 874 | 31% | 35.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brownville, NY | 874 | 48% | = 100 |
| New Bethlehem, PA | 874 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Worden, IL | 875 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Gadsden, AZ | 873 | 31% | 35.4% |
| Green Lake, WI | 873 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Balsam Lake, WI | 874 | 31% | 35.8% |
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