| Index | Minnesota Lake | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 75% | 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 | Minnesota Lake | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.9% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.3% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 22.9% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.7% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.9% | 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 Minnesota Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Minnesota Lake, MN schools is 75%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Minnesota Lake, MN, an average of 93.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Good Thunder, MN | 569 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Mapleton, MN | 1,650 | 59% | 21.9% |
| Wells, MN | 2,422 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Alden, MN | 735 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Blue Earth, MN | 3,233 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Minnesota Lake, MN | 596 | 75% | 55.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wibaux, MT | 596 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Higgins, TX | 596 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Laurel Hill, FL | 595 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Naselle, WA | 597 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Austinburg, OH | 597 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Minnesota Lake, MN | 596 | 75% | 55.2% |