| Index | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.2% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.2% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.2% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.5% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, 3 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sleepy Eye. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sleepy Eye, MN schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Sleepy Eye, MN, an average of 88.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Springfield, MN | 2,097 | 68% | 42.2% |
| Morgan, MN | 844 | 50% | 3.1% |
| New Ulm, MN | 13,209 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Comfrey, MN | 330 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,378 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waldron, AR | 3,379 | 42% | 13.2% |
| La Salle, CO | 3,377 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Hanceville, AL | 3,377 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Jamestown, CA | 3,379 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Fort Branch, IN | 3,381 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,378 | 55% | 13.5% |
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