| Index | Mackinaw City | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 60% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mackinaw City | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.9% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.5% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.0% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mackinaw City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mackinaw City, MI schools is 60%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mackinaw City, MI, an average of 89.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mackinac Island, MI | 992 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cheboygan, MI | 4,725 | 36% | 25.8% |
| Mackinaw City, MI | 704 | 60% | 24.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tuscola, TX | 704 | 54% | 12.0% |
| Redfield, IA | 704 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Gideon, MO | 704 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Balmorhea, TX | 704 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Westmoreland, KS | 704 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Mackinaw City, MI | 704 | 60% | 24.0% |
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