| Index | Lame Deer | Montana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 21% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 408 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 77 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 32 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lame Deer | Montana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.7% | 89.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.6% | 88.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.7% | 63.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.8% | 38.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.6% | 29.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Lame Deer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lame Deer, MT schools is 21%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Lame Deer, MT, an average of 76.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Busby, MT | 607 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Lame Deer, MT | 2,363 | 21% | 55.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brogden, NC | 2,364 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Cass City, MI | 2,362 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Saltville, VA | 2,365 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 2,361 | 82% | 71.4% |
| Laporte, CO | 2,365 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lame Deer, MT | 2,363 | 21% | 55.9% |