| Index | Hardy | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Hardy | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 55.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.2% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 30.2% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Hardy. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hardy, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hardy, IA, an average of 55.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.2% have completed high school.
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| Humboldt, IA | 4,568 | 81% | 68.1% |
| Kanawha, IA | 954 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Lu Verne, IA | 278 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Bode, IA | 350 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Eagle Grove, IA | 3,410 | 54% | 12.2% |
| Hardy, IA | 57 | n/a |
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| Lacassine, LA | 57 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Box Elder, MT | 57 | 21% | 56.9% |
| Pelican, AK | 57 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Crooked Creek, AK | 57 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hardy, IA | 57 | n/a |
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