| Index | Lufkin | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 27 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lufkin | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.5% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.2% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.5% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.6% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.0% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 27 public schools, 3 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Lufkin. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lufkin, TX schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Lufkin, TX, an average of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Huntington, TX | 3,171 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Wells, TX | 899 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Diboll, TX | 5,210 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Lufkin, TX | 35,336 | 50% | 3.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monroe, NC | 35,339 | 50% | 4.9% |
| La Porte, TX | 35,340 | 49% | 1.5% |
| Olney, MD | 35,350 | 61% | 26.5% |
| Tooele, UT | 35,313 | 39% | 19.5% |
| Upper Arlington, OH | 35,364 | 87% | 80.9% |
| Lufkin, TX | 35,336 | 50% | 3.3% |
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