| Index | Lapwai | Idaho | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 446 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 83 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 34 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lapwai | Idaho | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.4% | 84.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.6% | 62.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.6% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.4% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lapwai. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lapwai, ID schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Lapwai, ID, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Genesee, ID | 1,257 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Asotin, WA | 1,193 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Lewiston, ID | 33,803 | 47% | 2.9% |
| Kendrick, ID | 385 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Clarkston, WA | 7,664 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Lapwai, ID | 1,340 | 25% | 49.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lemmon, SD | 1,340 | 50% | 3.8% |
| Plains, KS | 1,340 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Hayfield, MN | 1,340 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Tennessee Ridge, TN | 1,341 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Livonia, LA | 1,338 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Lapwai, ID | 1,340 | 25% | 49.0% |