| Index | New Buffalo | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 65% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | New Buffalo | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.7% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 67.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 46.0% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.1% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.2% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in New Buffalo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for New Buffalo, MI schools is 65%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In New Buffalo, MI, an average of 87.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bridgman, MI | 2,416 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Rolling Prairie, IN | 408 | 61% | 26.0% |
| New Carlisle, IN | 2,169 | 60% | 24.0% |
| La Porte, IN | 21,328 | 49% | 2.7% |
| Three Oaks, MI | 1,347 | 45% | 7.3% |
| New Buffalo, MI | 1,613 | 65% | 34.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sharon, WI | 1,613 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Nescopeck, PA | 1,613 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Arnaudville, LA | 1,614 | 71% | 47.4% |
| Decatur, TN | 1,612 | 34% | 28.9% |
| East Canton, OH | 1,615 | 64% | 32.6% |
| New Buffalo, MI | 1,613 | 65% | 34.7% |
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