Students in LaGrange County benefit from small teacher-to-student ratios and curriculums designed to help them succeed during their post-high school years. From elementary basics to high school college and career preparatory classes, each and every student receives a well-rounded–both educational and extra-curricular–experience. Served by a number of school districts, LaGrange County students board buses or walk to schools close to their homes.

Shipshewana students attend Shipshewana-Scott Elementary School, from kindergarten to fourth grade. Fifth through 12th grades attend classes at Westview Junior-Senior High School in nearby Emma. In Wolcott, kindergarten through fifth grades head to Wolcott Mills Elementary School. Students grades 6 through 12 attend Lakeland Middle School and Lakeland High School in LaGrange.

Westview School Corp., located in Topeka, oversees the Topeka Elementary School, Honeyville Elementary School, Westview Elementary (fifth and sixth grades), and Topeka Junior-Senior High School. Lakeland School Corp., based in LaGrange, consists of three elementary schools–Parkside, Wolcott Mills, and Lima-Brighton–and Lakeland Middle School and Lakeland High School. Howe students enroll at Lima-Brighton School through sixth grade and then attend Lakeland Middle School and Lakeland High School in LaGrange. Howe Military School is also located here and educates students from fifth to twelfth grades.

Students from unincorporated Brighton attend Lakeland School Corp. schools, while Mongo, Stroh, and South Milford students attend schools overseen by the Prairie Heights school system.

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