| Index | Sanborn | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 75% | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sanborn | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.7% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.2% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.1% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.5% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sanborn. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sanborn, IA schools is 75%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Sanborn, IA, an average of 90.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hospers, IA | 812 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Sheldon, IA | 5,178 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Paullina, IA | 934 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Primghar, IA | 1,030 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Hartley, IA | 1,583 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Sanborn, IA | 1,359 | 75% | 55.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dayton, IN | 1,359 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Ohatchee, AL | 1,358 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Hays, NC | 1,360 | 38% | 20.3% |
| Newcastle, CA | 1,360 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Claude, TX | 1,358 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Sanborn, IA | 1,359 | 75% | 55.2% |
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