| Index | Nelson Lagoon | Alaska | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 37% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 285 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 55 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 11 | 7,963 |
| Index | Nelson Lagoon | Alaska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.6% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 56.4% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 20.5% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 5.1% | 37.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.1% | 28.8% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 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 Nelson Lagoon. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nelson Lagoon, AK schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Nelson Lagoon, AK, an average of 84.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 56.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Nelson Lagoon, AK | 98 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Black Hawk, CO | 98 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Crane, OR | 98 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Worton, MD | 98 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Center Sandwich, NH | 98 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Hope, ID | 97 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Nelson Lagoon, AK | 98 | n/a |
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