| Index | Fair Plain | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Fair Plain | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.3% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.4% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 57.2% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.4% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Fair Plain. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fair Plain, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Fair Plain, MI, an average of 84.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bridgman, MI | 2,493 | 66% | 37.8% |
| St. Joseph, MI | 8,505 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Stevensville, MI | 1,112 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Berrien Springs, MI | 1,690 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Watervliet, MI | 2,160 | 37% | 22.7% |
| Fair Plain, MI | 7,362 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Seward, NE | 7,363 | 71% | 47.6% |
| Umatilla, OR | 7,361 | 27% | 44.4% |
| Putnam, CT | 7,358 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Farr West, UT | 7,367 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Sappington, MO | 7,356 | 60% | 24.3% |
| Fair Plain, MI | 7,362 | n/a |