| Index | Lake City | Georgia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,164 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 515 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 192 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lake City | Georgia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.2% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 70.3% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.9% | 57.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.4% | 36.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.4% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lake City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lake City, GA schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Lake City, GA, an average of 73.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 70.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Peachtree City, GA | 35,844 | 75% | 55.7% |
| Scottdale, GA | 11,196 | 61% | 26.0% |
| Fayetteville, GA | 17,902 | 60% | 24.3% |
| Avondale Estates, GA | 3,142 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Tyrone, GA | 7,427 | 54% | 12.2% |
| Lake City, GA | 2,794 | 45% | 6.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sublimity, OR | 2,794 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Mosheim, TN | 2,794 | 28% | 42.2% |
| Versailles, OH | 2,793 | 88% | 83.3% |
| Tilton Northfield, NH | 2,795 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Lindsay, OK | 2,796 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Lake City, GA | 2,794 | 45% | 6.3% |
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