| Index | Thurman | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Thurman | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.3% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.3% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.7% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Thurman. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Thurman, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Thurman, IA, an average of 85.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hastings, IA | 154 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Tabor, IA | 1,100 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Malvern, IA | 1,153 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Sidney, IA | 1,007 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Hamburg, IA | 1,300 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Thurman, IA | 172 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Spring Garden, AL | 172 | 38% | 21.9% |
| East Nicolaus, CA | 172 | 42% | 13.0% |
| Amherst, NE | 172 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Index, WA | 172 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Concord, AR | 171 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Thurman, IA | 172 | n/a |
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