| Index | Lorain | Ohio | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 61% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 26 | 3,650 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 5 | 1,000 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 393 | 7,963 |
| Index | Lorain | Ohio | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.2% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.4% | 55.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.6% | 35.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.7% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 26 public schools, 5 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Lorain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lorain, OH schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Lorain, OH, an average of 78.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bay Village, OH | 15,258 | 91% | 88.9% |
| Avon Lake, OH | 24,309 | 88% | 83.2% |
| Avon, OH | 23,233 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Westlake, OH | 32,154 | 86% | 78.1% |
| Olmsted Falls, OH | 8,892 | 84% | 74.2% |
| Lorain, OH | 63,832 | 42% | 12.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Port Orange, FL | 63,815 | 64% | 33.9% |
| Dublin, CA | 63,856 | 72% | 49.3% |
| Haverhill, MA | 63,783 | 38% | 20.9% |
| Bellevue, NE | 63,970 | 52% | 7.7% |
| San Marcos, TX | 64,053 | 32% | 33.1% |
| Lorain, OH | 63,832 | 42% | 12.7% |
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