| Index | Flat Rock | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 11 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |

| Index | Flat Rock | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.3% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.9% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.1% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.8% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 11 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Flat Rock. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Flat Rock, MI schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Flat Rock, MI, an average of 85.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Trenton, MI | 18,684 | 53% | 9.6% |
| Wyandotte, MI | 25,473 | 53% | 9.5% |
| South Rockwood, MI | 1,977 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Woodhaven, MI | 12,963 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Rockwood, MI | 3,275 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Flat Rock, MI | 10,332 | 40% | 16.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Watervliet, NY | 10,333 | 43% | 10.9% |
| Highland, IL | 10,335 | 47% | 1.3% |
| Bastrop, LA | 10,329 | 52% | 9.1% |
| Berlin, NH | 10,336 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Marina del Rey, CA | 10,341 | 39% | 18.8% |
| Flat Rock, MI | 10,332 | 40% | 16.1% |