| Index | Lafayette | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 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 | Lafayette | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.9% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.5% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.2% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lafayette. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lafayette, MN schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lafayette, MN, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nicollet, MN | 1,037 | 56% | 16.0% |
| Gibbon, MN | 806 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,317 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Gaylord, MN | 1,958 | 49% | 2.1% |
| New Ulm, MN | 13,209 | 44% | 8.0% |
| Lafayette, MN | 545 | 55% | 14.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Berthold, ND | 545 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Kachemak, AK | 545 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Cleveland, UT | 545 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Proctorville, OH | 545 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Carlisle, IN | 544 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Lafayette, MN | 545 | 55% | 14.6% |
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