| Index | Fort Ripley | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Fort Ripley | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.5% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.5% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.0% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 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 Fort Ripley. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fort Ripley, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fort Ripley, MN, an average of 92.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Baxter, MN | 8,326 | 72% | 49.5% |
| Pierz, MN | 1,573 | 62% | 28.6% |
| Pillager, MN | 382 | 52% | 8.1% |
| Randall, MN | 581 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Brainerd, MN | 13,423 | 48% | 0.9% |
| Fort Ripley, MN | 79 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hope, AK | 79 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Oberon, ND | 79 | 13% | 74.0% |
| Harrison City, PA | 78 | 92% | 90.6% |
| Forestburg, SD | 78 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Cusick, WA | 78 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Fort Ripley, MN | 79 | n/a |
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