| Index | Lake Helen | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | 62% | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lake Helen | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.4% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.8% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.8% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.7% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.7% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lake Helen. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lake Helen, FL schools is 62%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Lake Helen, FL, an average of 83.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| DeBary, FL | 21,053 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Port Orange, FL | 63,815 | 64% | 33.9% |
| Sanford, FL | 60,337 | 58% | 19.9% |
| Orange City, FL | 12,232 | 52% | 8.1% |
| DeLand, FL | 33,620 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Lake Helen, FL | 2,787 | 62% | 29.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Angola, NY | 2,787 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Fairview, PA | 2,786 | 77% | 60.2% |
| Onawa, IA | 2,788 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Canadian, TX | 2,786 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Whitehall, MI | 2,789 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Lake Helen, FL | 2,787 | 62% | 29.2% |
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