| Index | Lesterville | South Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 340 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 76 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 25 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lesterville | South Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.6% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.2% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.9% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.1% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.1% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lesterville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lesterville, SD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lesterville, SD, an average of 94.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Menno, SD | 807 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Yankton, SD | 15,183 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Olivet, SD | 85 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Tyndall, SD | 1,191 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Utica, SD | 58 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lesterville, SD | 106 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Des Moines, NM | 106 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Buckhorn, KY | 106 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Vance, SC | 106 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Armagh, PA | 106 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Booneville, KY | 106 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Lesterville, SD | 106 | n/a |