In Li Cheng District, there are a total of 94 primary and secondary schools, including 2 regular high schools, 1 vocational secondary school, 11 junior high schools, 13 nine-year comprehensive schools, 65 regular primary schools, 1 special education school, and 1 private school of Jiaxuan, with total number of students in primary and secondary schools  120,142, and 5,324 teachers employed in public primary and secondary schools. The district also has 233 registered kindergartens, with 56,809 children enrolled, a public kindergarten enrollment rate of 58.11%, and a universal enrollment rate of 94.16%, all exceeding provincial standards. The total number of kindergarten staff in the district is 6,095.

In recent years, the education sector in Li Cheng has been actively implementing the important teachings on education from the General Secretary Xi Jinping and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It firmly adheres to the original mission of “educating people for the Party and nurturing talents for the country”, aiming to build a regional education hub and provide high-quality education that matches the socialist modernization of the provincial capital. The district has been deeply implementing the “433” education work system, emphasizing “evaluation guidance, reform empowerment, management improvement, and ecological consolidation”, continuously expanding high-quality educational resources, enhancing the overall quality of education, and accelerating the establishment of high-quality and balanced basic public education services throughout the region. The education sector in Li Cheng has successively been awarded honors such as “National Basic Balanced Development Area for Compulsory Education,” “National Pilot Zone for Campus Football for Youngsters,”“National Unit for Promoting Joint Education between Home and School,”“Demonstration Zone for Smart Education in Shandong Province,” and “Demonstration Zone for Inclusive Education in Shandong Province.” It has produced a large number of prestigious schools in Jinan and Shandong, such as Li Cheng No. 2 High School and Jia Xuan Middle School, known for their high teaching quality and good social reputation, as well as increasingly excellent schools accessible to the public. These schools have nurtured outstanding and innovative talents like Liao Yiyan, who won the gold medal at the 34th International Biology Olympiad, ranking third globally. Currently, Li Cheng District has garnered six international Olympiad gold medals and 76 national gold medals. It has also cultivated distinctive brands such as the Li Cheng No. 2 High School women’s football team, which has won world championships, reflecting a high-quality development trend characterized by “normative order, high-quality balance, vibrant vitality, and distinctive features.” State Councilor Chen Yiqin, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, Governor of Shandong Province Zhou Naixiang, and other leaders have successively inspected education in Li Cheng District. They highly praised the high-quality development and distinctive achievements in nurturing talents in Li Cheng’s education system. As a result, the general public's satisfaction and access to education have been significantly enhanced.