| Index | Bridgewater | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 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 | Bridgewater | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.9% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.1% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.0% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.1% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.2% | 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 Bridgewater. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bridgewater, SD schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bridgewater, SD, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Canistota, SD | 663 | 66% | 37.2% |
| Freeman, SD | 1,641 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Alexandria, SD | 766 | 58% | 20.4% |
| Marion, SD | 911 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Salem, SD | 1,183 | 48% | = 100 |
| Bridgewater, SD | 322 | 70% | 44.8% |
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| Optima, OK | 322 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Niobrara, NE | 322 | 22% | 54.7% |
| Juda, WI | 322 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Cerro Gordo, NC | 322 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Ransom, KS | 322 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Bridgewater, SD | 322 | 70% | 44.8% |
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