| Index | Ishpeming | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ishpeming | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.9% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ishpeming. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ishpeming, MI schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ishpeming, MI, an average of 90.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marquette, MI | 21,369 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Negaunee, MI | 4,636 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Republic, MI | 551 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Gwinn, MI | 1,799 | 28% | 41.0% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,630 | 45% | 5.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harrah, OK | 6,629 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Valley City, ND | 6,631 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Cheshire Village, CT | 6,632 | 78% | 62.0% |
| Wharton, NJ | 6,636 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Keene, TX | 6,640 | 37% | 22.2% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,630 | 45% | 5.4% |