
Boone County has three public school districts: Lebanon Community Schools, Western Boone Community Schools and Zionsville Community Schools. Each school system offers rigorous and extensive coursework; the Zionsville Community School Corporation is recognized to be one of the best school systems in the state. All of the schools in the Zionsville corporation have been named Four-Star schools. Lebanon also has a year-round elementary school and two schools that have been named Four-Star schools. For the past two years, Lebanon Community Schools have been named the most improved school system in the state. Students at Boone County high schools have the option to attend the J. Everett Light Vocational Center, a career-training center offered at North Central High School in nearby Marion County. Western Boone High School and Lebanon High School also offer agricultural courses and highly acclaimed FFA programs.
Indiana has several well-respected universities – including Notre Dame University, Indiana University, Purdue University and Valparaiso University. Other universities in Indianapolis are IUPUI, Butler University, the University of Indianapolis and Wesleyan University. Indiana also offers private colleges such as Hanover College, Franklin College, Marian College and Wabash College. In addition, Indiana Vocational Technical College (Ivy Tech), a two-year school based in Indianapolis, offers classes in Lebanon.