| Index | Lismore | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lismore | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.7% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.0% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.7% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lismore. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lismore, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lismore, MN, an average of 78.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Luverne, MN | 4,651 | 63% | 31.9% |
| Adrian, MN | 1,274 | 57% | 19.1% |
| Edgerton, MN | 1,286 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Magnolia, MN | 198 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Lismore, MN | 281 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ten Sleep, WY | 281 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Colerain, NC | 281 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Manlius, IL | 281 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Gamaliel, KY | 281 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Axis, AL | 280 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Lismore, MN | 281 | n/a |