| Index | Palmer | 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 | Palmer | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.2% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.6% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.3% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.4% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Palmer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Palmer, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Palmer, IA, an average of 90.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1,420 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Barnum, IA | 323 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Manson, IA | 1,760 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Gilmore City, IA | 567 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Palmer, IA | 150 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bluff, UT | 150 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Port Graham, AK | 150 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Nightmute, AK | 150 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Deering, AK | 150 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Winterhaven, CA | 151 | 23% | 52.3% |
| Palmer, IA | 150 | n/a |
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