| Index | Bancroft | 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 | Bancroft | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.0% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.3% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 40.0% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 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 Bancroft. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bancroft, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bancroft, SD, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| De Smet, SD | 1,041 | 61% | 26.4% |
| Willow Lake, SD | 445 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Iroquois, SD | 378 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Bancroft, SD | 50 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tonopah, AZ | 50 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Nathalie, VA | 50 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Johnsonville, IL | 50 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Idalia, CO | 50 | 44% | 7.8% |
| Curlew, WA | 51 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Bancroft, SD | 50 | n/a |
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