| Index | Bird Island | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bird Island | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.3% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.6% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.1% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.6% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bird Island. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bird Island, MN schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Bird Island, MN, an average of 87.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Buffalo Lake, MN | 653 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Olivia, MN | 2,397 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Hector, MN | 1,093 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Cosmos, MN | 524 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Bird Island, MN | 905 | 60% | 24.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Midvale, OH | 905 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Napoleon, MI | 905 | 49% | 2.4% |
| Kindred, ND | 905 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Boyden, IA | 905 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Genoa, NE | 905 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Bird Island, MN | 905 | 60% | 24.0% |
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