| Index | Laurel | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 80% | 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 | Laurel | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.7% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.1% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.8% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 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 Laurel. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Laurel, IA schools is 80%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Laurel, IA, an average of 81.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grinnell, IA | 9,069 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Baxter, IA | 935 | 77% | 60.4% |
| State Center, IA | 1,839 | 77% | 60.1% |
| Le Grand, IA | 842 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Gilman, IA | 543 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Laurel, IA | 194 | 80% | 66.7% |
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| Canadian, OK | 194 | 26% | 45.8% |
| New Paris, PA | 194 | 68% | 40.6% |
| Marble City, OK | 194 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Deer Creek, MN | 195 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Russian Mission, AK | 193 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Laurel, IA | 194 | 80% | 66.7% |
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