| Index | Hillman | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 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 | Hillman | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.7% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.5% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.6% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.7% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 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 Hillman. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hillman, MI schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hillman, MI, an average of 75.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Posen, MI | 212 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Atlanta, MI | 647 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Hillman, MI | 610 | 30% | 38.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Beechmont, KY | 610 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Jeromesville, OH | 610 | 69% | 44.3% |
| Packwood, IA | 609 | 69% | 44.1% |
| Higbee, MO | 609 | 40% | 17.2% |
| Red Feather Lakes, CO | 609 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hillman, MI | 610 | 30% | 38.5% |