| Index | Lost Nation | 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 | Lost Nation | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.5% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.7% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.2% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.2% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 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 Lost Nation. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lost Nation, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lost Nation, IA, an average of 82.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Delmar, IA | 491 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Wheatland, IA | 997 | 80% | 65.6% |
| DeWitt, IA | 5,215 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Andrew, IA | 448 | 70% | 45.3% |
| Calamus, IA | 366 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Lost Nation, IA | 451 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Altura, MN | 451 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Naturita, CO | 451 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Poland, NY | 451 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Ketchum, OK | 451 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Petersburg, NE | 451 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Lost Nation, IA | 451 | n/a |
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