| Index | Emerson | 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 | Emerson | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.8% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.9% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.3% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Emerson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Emerson, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Emerson, IA, an average of 87.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Treynor, IA | 942 | 86% | 79.9% |
| Elliott, IA | 539 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Hastings, IA | 154 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Tabor, IA | 1,100 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Griswold, IA | 1,179 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Emerson, IA | 462 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Prentice, WI | 462 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Almond, WI | 462 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Thayne, WY | 462 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Grimes, CA | 462 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Fawn Grove, PA | 462 | 66% | 38.3% |
| Emerson, IA | 462 | n/a |
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