| Index | Gobles | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 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 | Gobles | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.5% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 81.1% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.9% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.7% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Gobles. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gobles, MI schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gobles, MI, an average of 81.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 81.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mattawan, MI | 2,627 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Otsego, MI | 4,108 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Portage, MI | 50,237 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Plainwell, MI | 3,948 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Paw Paw, MI | 3,530 | 48% | 0.6% |
| Gobles, MI | 819 | 39% | 19.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Latimer, IA | 819 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Worcester, NY | 819 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Osmond, NE | 819 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Pocahontas, IL | 819 | 47% | 2.1% |
| New Kent, VA | 819 | 85% | 76.4% |
| Gobles, MI | 819 | 39% | 19.1% |