| Index | Point Lay | Alaska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 10% | 37% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 285 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 55 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 11 | 7,963 |

| Index | Point Lay | Alaska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.8% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.8% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.1% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.5% | 37.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.6% | 28.8% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Point Lay. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Point Lay, AK schools is 10%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Point Lay, AK, an average of 71.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Point Lay, AK | 183 | 10% | 79.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Patch Grove, WI | 183 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Howard, OH | 183 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Minnewaukan, ND | 184 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Pittsburg, OK | 182 | 38% | 21.9% |
| Kaktovik, AK | 184 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Point Lay, AK | 183 | 10% | 79.2% |