 Lake City is within the South Central Calhoun Community School District.It was a part of the Lake City Community School District until July 1, 1993, when it merged into the Southern Cal Community School District, which, in turn, merged into South Central Calhoun on July 1, 2014.In 2007, the Southern Cal district closed the Lincoln Elementary School building and later sold it for $22,000 to a private individual.