| Index | Lansing | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 80% | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lansing | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.7% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.5% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.7% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.8% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lansing. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lansing, IA schools is 80%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Lansing, IA, an average of 93.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| New Albin, IA | 503 | 90% | 86.5% |
| Waukon, IA | 3,663 | 76% | 58.0% |
| De Soto, WI | 514 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Lansing, IA | 893 | 80% | 66.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gardiner, MT | 893 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Riverton, KS | 893 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Long Grove, IA | 893 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Richfield, NC | 892 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Aurelia, IA | 892 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Lansing, IA | 893 | 80% | 66.7% |
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