| Index | New Effington | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | New Effington | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.4% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.9% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.1% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.7% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.1% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.7% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in New Effington. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Effington, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In New Effington, SD, an average of 84.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rosholt, SD | 498 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Hankinson, ND | 850 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Lidgerwood, ND | 617 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Sisseton, SD | 2,539 | 35% | 28.1% |
| New Effington, SD | 231 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McGrath, AK | 231 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Glidden, WI | 231 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Spangle, WA | 231 | 66% | 38.0% |
| Granville, ND | 231 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Hancock, NH | 231 | 40% | 16.7% |
| New Effington, SD | 231 | n/a |
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