| Index | Shafer | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shafer | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.4% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.4% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.1% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.6% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.9% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shafer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shafer, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shafer, MN, an average of 88.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scandia, MN | 4,135 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Wyoming, MN | 7,976 | 60% | 24.5% |
| Taylors Falls, MN | 1,166 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Lindstrom, MN | 4,662 | 59% | 23.3% |
| St. Croix Falls, WI | 1,863 | 58% | 20.5% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,155 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tyndall, SD | 1,155 | 52% | 7.3% |
| North Haverhill, NH | 1,155 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Naco, AZ | 1,156 | 14% | 71.9% |
| Meeker, OK | 1,156 | 39% | 19.4% |
| Lovington, IL | 1,156 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,155 | n/a |
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