| Index | Lynch | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lynch | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.8% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.1% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.9% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.7% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lynch. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lynch, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lynch, KY, an average of 89.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 5,403 | 89% | 84.7% |
| St. Charles, VA | 63 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 2,361 | 82% | 71.4% |
| Dryden, VA | 921 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Whitesburg, KY | 2,268 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Lynch, KY | 553 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Creston, IL | 553 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Wishram, WA | 553 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Fillmore, NY | 553 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Mappsville, VA | 553 | 69% | 42.7% |
| DeKalb Junction, NY | 553 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Lynch, KY | 553 | n/a |