| Index | Hector | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hector | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.0% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.9% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.6% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.6% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hector. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hector, MN schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Hector, MN, an average of 91.0% 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% |
| Franklin, MN | 578 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Bird Island, MN | 905 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Fairfax, MN | 1,135 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Gibbon, MN | 806 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Hector, MN | 1,093 | 50% | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gales Ferry, CT | 1,093 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Bronson, FL | 1,093 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Marlborough, NH | 1,093 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Mendon, IL | 1,092 | 23% | 52.8% |
| Winona, MO | 1,094 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Hector, MN | 1,093 | 50% | 3.1% |
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