| Index | McLaughlin | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 10% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |
| Index | McLaughlin | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.2% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.1% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.0% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.2% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.4% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.5% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in McLaughlin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for McLaughlin, SD schools is 10%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In McLaughlin, SD, an average of 79.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bullhead, SD | 296 | 20% | 58.3% |
| McLaughlin, SD | 554 | 10% | 79.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ridgeville, IN | 554 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Valparaiso, NE | 554 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Coloma, WI | 554 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Myton, UT | 554 | 25% | 48.4% |
| Parker, KS | 554 | 47% | 2.1% |
| McLaughlin, SD | 554 | 10% | 79.2% |
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