| Index | Hamtramck | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 10 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hamtramck | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.6% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.8% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 10 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hamtramck. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hamtramck, MI schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Hamtramck, MI, an average of 69.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 5,299 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 6,528 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | 4,127 | 75% | 56.4% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 9,340 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Birmingham, MI | 22,003 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Hamtramck, MI | 22,199 | 25% | 47.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Prichard, AL | 22,203 | 31% | 36.3% |
| Chillicothe, OH | 22,213 | 57% | 18.7% |
| Anniston, AL | 22,178 | 39% | 18.4% |
| Kapolei, HI | 22,175 | 49% | 2.4% |
| Duarte, CA | 22,169 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Hamtramck, MI | 22,199 | 25% | 47.8% |