Schools
Central Springs
Hanlontown is in the Central Springs School District.
| School | Location | Phone | Website | |
| Elementary | Manly | 641-454-3289 | ||
| Middle | Nora Springs | 641-749-5301 | ||
| High | Manly | 641-454-3086 |
Clear Lake / Forest City / Lake Mills
The inconvenient Central Springs Middle School location and open enrollment has many of Hanlontown youth attending school in other school districts. The majority of these attend school in Forest City.
| School | ||
| Clear Lake | ||
| Forest City | ||
| Elementary | 641-585-2670 | |
| Middle | 641-585-4772 | |
| High | 641-585-2324 | |
| Lake Mills |
Other Area Schools
| North Iowa Community College |
| Waldorf College |