| Index | Lake Sarasota | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Lake Sarasota | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.9% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.4% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.2% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.2% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lake Sarasota. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lake Sarasota, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lake Sarasota, FL, an average of 88.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Osprey, FL | 6,218 | 99% | 106.3% |
| Nokomis, FL | 4,084 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Venice, FL | 23,572 | 71% | 47.5% |
| Sarasota, FL | 57,787 | 64% | 32.9% |
| Bradenton, FL | 57,346 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Lake Sarasota, FL | 4,148 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anna, IL | 4,149 | 31% | 36.1% |
| Aldan, PA | 4,146 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Aumsville, OR | 4,145 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Louisville, TN | 4,151 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Park Rapids, MN | 4,151 | 45% | 5.6% |
| Lake Sarasota, FL | 4,148 | n/a |