| Index | Garden City | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Garden City | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.6% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.6% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.6% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.2% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.8% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Garden City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Garden City, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Garden City, MN, an average of 85.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Good Thunder, MN | 558 | 82% | 70.8% |
| North Mankato, MN | 13,903 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Eagle Lake, MN | 3,064 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Lake Crystal, MN | 2,496 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Mapleton, MN | 1,606 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Garden City, MN | 233 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wyoming, RI | 233 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Murdock, MN | 232 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Tetlin, AK | 232 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Raymond, NE | 232 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Goldfield, NV | 234 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Garden City, MN | 233 | n/a |
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