| Index | Lakewood | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lakewood | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.1% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.9% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.9% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.2% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.2% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lakewood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lakewood, SC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lakewood, SC, an average of 74.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Alcolu, SC | 421 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Dalzell, SC | 3,154 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Pinewood, SC | 595 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Manning, SC | 4,048 | 34% | 28.9% |
| Sumter, SC | 40,739 | 32% | 34.1% |
| Lakewood, SC | 3,015 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brighton, TN | 3,015 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY | 3,014 | 52% | 8.3% |
| East Greenville, PA | 3,013 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 3,018 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Dresden, TN | 3,012 | 37% | 23.6% |
| Lakewood, SC | 3,015 | n/a |