| Index | Lexington-Fayette | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 63 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 13 | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lexington-Fayette | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.0% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 69.3% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 49.3% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 41.4% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 17.9% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 63 public schools, n/a private schools and 13 post-secondary schools in Lexington-Fayette. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lexington-Fayette, KY schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Lexington-Fayette, KY, an average of 87.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.7% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Midway, KY | 1,681 | 62% | 29% |
| Versailles, KY | 9,091 | 54% | 12% |
| Georgetown, KY | 31,708 | 50% | 4% |
| Nicholasville, KY | 29,249 | 50% | 4% |
| Paris, KY | 9,836 | 40% | 17% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 49% | 3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 24% | 50% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 53% | 10% |
| Riverside, CA | 318,678 | 10% | 79% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 320,050 | 47% | 3% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 55% | 14% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 49% | 3% |
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