| Index | Deer River | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Deer River | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.2% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.0% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.2% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.0% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.8% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Deer River. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Deer River, MN schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Deer River, MN, an average of 88.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cohasset, MN | 2,710 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 11,218 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Deer River, MN | 849 | 49% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Clark Fork, ID | 849 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Savoonga, AK | 849 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Corfu, NY | 849 | 56% | 17.2% |
| Detroit, TX | 848 | 49% | 1.7% |
| Lafitte, LA | 850 | 78% | 62.5% |
| Deer River, MN | 849 | 49% | 2.1% |
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