| Index | Lakeland | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 70% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 189 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Lakeland | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.5% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.3% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 73.2% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 53.1% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 45.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Lakeland. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lakeland, TN schools is 70%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lakeland, TN, an average of 92.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Atoka, TN | 9,712 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Collierville, TN | 52,243 | 64% | 34.0% |
| Germantown, TN | 40,725 | 53% | 10.0% |
| Bartlett, TN | 61,391 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Arlington, TN | 12,027 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Lakeland, TN | 12,926 | 70% | 46.4% |
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| Big Bear City, CA | 12,934 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Wilmington, OH | 12,936 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Endicott, NY | 12,939 | 44% | 7.6% |
| Loganville, GA | 12,908 | 55% | 15.0% |
| Justice, IL | 12,945 | 40% | 16.0% |
| Lakeland, TN | 12,926 | 70% | 46.4% |