| Index | Lyons | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 53% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 780 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 |

| Index | Lyons | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.1% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.1% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.2% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.8% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.2% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lyons. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lyons, NE schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lyons, NE, an average of 86.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pender, NE | 1,247 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Oakland, NE | 1,636 | 60% | 24.0% |
| West Point, NE | 3,382 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Bancroft, NE | 491 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Tekamah, NE | 1,791 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Lyons, NE | 788 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| London, AR | 788 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Onaway, MI | 788 | 50% | 3.5% |
| Wall Lake, IA | 788 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Hubbard, IA | 788 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Manokotak, AK | 788 | 11% | 77.1% |
| Lyons, NE | 788 | 55% | 13.5% |