| Index | Vail | 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 | Vail | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.1% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.8% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 27.0% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.6% | 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 Vail. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Vail, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Vail, IA, an average of 79.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manning, IA | 1,550 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Dow City, IA | 440 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Schleswig, IA | 979 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Wall Lake, IA | 759 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Westside, IA | 248 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Vail, IA | 593 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hillman, MI | 593 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Napakiak, AK | 593 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Olanta, SC | 593 | 22% | 54.2% |
| Three Springs, PA | 592 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Picture Rocks, PA | 592 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Vail, IA | 593 | n/a |
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