| Index | Dollar Bay | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Dollar Bay | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.4% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 97.7% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.5% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 28.9% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 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 Dollar Bay. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dollar Bay, MI schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Dollar Bay, MI, an average of 98.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 97.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Houghton, MI | 7,805 | 67% | 39.2% |
| Hancock, MI | 4,526 | 60% | 24.3% |
| Calumet, MI | 776 | 47% | 2.4% |
| Lake Linden, MI | 1,167 | 46% | 4.2% |
| South Range, MI | 511 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Dollar Bay, MI | 971 | 40% | 17.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lower Brule, SD | 971 | 7% | 86.5% |
| Poplar, MT | 971 | 9% | 81.5% |
| Caldwell, KS | 971 | 30% | 38.0% |
| Pleasantville, OH | 971 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Clarkton, NC | 972 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Dollar Bay, MI | 971 | 40% | 17.7% |
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