| Index | South Side | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 34% | 42% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 22:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 47 | 3,421 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 19 | 835 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 6 | 196 |
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| Index | South Side | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.6% | 86.7% | 86.9% |
| Completed high school | 89.2% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| Completed some college | 74.3% | 69.9% | 60.3% |
| Completed associate degree | 48.6% | 42.6% | 36.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 37.6% | 33.4% | 27.4% |
| Completed masters | 18.4% | 14.8% | 10.7% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.8% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mattawan, MI | 2,567 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Schoolcraft, MI | 1,212 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Otsego, MI | 3,980 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Portage, MI | 49,224 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Richland, MI | 877 | 54% | 13.3% |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 76,106 | 34% | 28.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Baytown, TX | 76,089 | 43% | 9.5% |
| Hammond, IN | 76,141 | 31% | 36.2% |
| Wyoming, MI | 75,999 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Bellflower, CA | 76,339 | 40% | 17.4% |
| Iowa City, IA | 75,849 | 65% | 35.6% |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 76,106 | 34% | 28.8% |
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