| Index | Vale | 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 | Vale | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.8% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.4% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.3% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.2% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Vale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Vale, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Vale, SD, an average of 83.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Whitewood, SD | 986 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Sturgis, SD | 6,914 | 56% | 15.8% |
| Newell, SD | 784 | 26% | 46.5% |
| Vale, SD | 114 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bartlett, NE | 114 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Mount Erie, IL | 114 | 40% | 16.7% |
| New Cambria, MO | 114 | 44% | 8.9% |
| Allamuchy, NJ | 114 | 48% | = 100 |
| Corona, NM | 113 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Vale, SD | 114 | n/a |
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