| Index | Lenox | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 73% | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 11:1 | 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 | Lenox | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 42.1% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.3% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.5% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Lenox. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lenox, IA schools is 73%. The average student to teacher ratio is 11:1. In Lenox, IA, an average of 80.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bedford, IA | 1,527 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Diagonal, IA | 492 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Creston, IA | 8,021 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Corning, IA | 1,716 | 60% | 24.5% |
| Lenox, IA | 1,502 | 73% | 52.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bloomfield, NY | 1,502 | 68% | 41.7% |
| Kinsley, KS | 1,502 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Danbury, TX | 1,502 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Keshena, WI | 1,502 | 6% | 87.5% |
| Fyffe, AL | 1,501 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Lenox, IA | 1,502 | 73% | 52.6% |