| Index | Petosky-Otsego | Detroit | Michigan |
| Average Test Scores | 24% | 17% | 41% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 23:1 | 22:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 336 | 3,421 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 64 | 835 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 19 | 196 |
| Index | Petosky-Otsego | Detroit | Michigan |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.8% | 73.8% | 86.9% |
| Completed high school | 65.0% | 72.3% | 85.9% |
| Completed some college | 38.7% | 46.5% | 60.3% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.7% | 20.7% | 36.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.7% | 13.8% | 27.4% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10.7% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 5,256 | 77% | 56% |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 6,330 | 77% | 55% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 9,265 | 75% | 53% |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | 3,984 | 74% | 51% |
| Bingham Farms, MI | 1,112 | 70% | 41% |
| Detroit, MI | 683,443 | 17% | 65% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| El Paso, TX | 678,058 | 76% | 54% |
| Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 57% | 16% |
| Denver, CO | 663,303 | 29% | 42% |
| Washington, DC | 659,009 | 23% | 53% |
| Boston, MA | 658,279 | 51% | 3% |
| Detroit, MI | 683,443 | 17% | 65% |
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