| Index | Imlay City | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Imlay City | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 67.3% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.6% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Imlay City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Imlay City, MI schools is 36%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Imlay City, MI, an average of 68.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 67.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Metamora, MI | 680 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Almont, MI | 2,891 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Yale, MI | 2,263 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Leonard, MI | 356 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Armada, MI | 2,228 | 55% | 15.3% |
| Imlay City, MI | 3,711 | 36% | 25.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wheatland, CA | 3,710 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Mullica Hill, NJ | 3,713 | 66% | 37.0% |
| Horicon, WI | 3,709 | 44% | 9.0% |
| Barnegat, NJ | 3,713 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Unicoi, TN | 3,709 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Imlay City, MI | 3,711 | 36% | 25.0% |
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