| Index | Lacona | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lacona | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.5% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.1% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.7% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.8% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.1% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.3% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lacona. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lacona, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lacona, NY, an average of 85.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Adams, NY | 1,894 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Sandy Creek, NY | 585 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Mexico, NY | 1,786 | 56% | 15.6% |
| Pulaski, NY | 2,291 | 55% | 13.9% |
| Belleville, NY | 289 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Lacona, NY | 746 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ethridge, TN | 746 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Shoals, IN | 746 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Wellsburg, IA | 746 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Ash Fork, AZ | 746 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Corsica, SD | 745 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Lacona, NY | 746 | n/a |