| Index | Utica | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 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 | Utica | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.6% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.5% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.5% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.3% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.2% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.2% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.1% | 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 Utica. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Utica, SD schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Utica, SD, an average of 84.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yankton, SD | 14,619 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Tabor, SD | 433 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Scotland, SD | 658 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Utica, SD | 56 | 50% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Leggett, CA | 56 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Hughes, AK | 56 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Shageluk, AK | 56 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Put-in-Bay, OH | 56 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Thornburg, IA | 55 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Utica, SD | 56 | 50% | 4.2% |
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