| Index | Dayton Lakes | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dayton Lakes | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 52.9% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 37.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 0.0% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 0.0% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 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 Dayton Lakes. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dayton Lakes, TX schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dayton Lakes, TX, an average of 52.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 37.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Devers, TX | 385 | 84% | 74.0% |
| Daisetta, TX | 1,045 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Liberty, TX | 9,299 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Hardin, TX | 712 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Dayton, TX | 8,546 | 39% | 19.2% |
| Dayton Lakes, TX | 39 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stony River, AK | 39 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Unity, OR | 39 | 50% | 4.2% |
| California Hot Springs, CA | 40 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lewiston, NE | 40 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Levelock, AK | 40 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Dayton Lakes, TX | 39 | n/a |
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