The Waverly school, named in honor of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, is 4-6 and serves 164 students. Senator Humphrey made his home in Waverly. The Howard Lake school district began in 1858. With the last remodeling, which took place in 1978, the school boasts a 300-seat auditorium and a gymnasium which has a seating capacity for 3,000 fans. The Winsted Elementary School officially joined the school district in the fall of 1996.
Students can also access classroom computers and the computer lab.
There is also a parent volunteer program, a parent-teacher association, development and youth services, community education, and an early childhood education program. The school stresses a positive learning environment which nurtures each individual's unique potential, talents, and self-worth. St. James Lutheran School is the parochial school in Howard Lake. The school began in 1918, but classes in German and religion were taught by the pastor several years before the separate school building was constructed. The school runs from grades K-8 and is sponsored by St. James Lutheran Church .