| Index | Hastings | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 61% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 16 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hastings | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.9% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.3% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.9% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 39.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.1% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 16 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hastings. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hastings, MN schools is 61%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Hastings, MN, an average of 89.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Woodbury, MN | 71,298 | 70% | 46.5% |
| Mendota Heights, MN | 11,339 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Cannon Falls, MN | 4,053 | 62% | 28.6% |
| Newport, MN | 3,664 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 37,120 | 58% | 21.7% |
| Hastings, MN | 22,796 | 61% | 27.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Radcliff, KY | 22,796 | 33% | 31.9% |
| Granite Bay, CA | 22,818 | 74% | 54.0% |
| Keene, NH | 22,823 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Winchester, MA | 22,760 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Kihei, HI | 22,749 | 56% | 16.9% |
| Hastings, MN | 22,796 | 61% | 27.2% |
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