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

| Index | Parchment | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.6% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 66.9% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 37.7% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.5% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.7% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Parchment. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Parchment, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Parchment, MI, an average of 87.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mattawan, MI | 2,627 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Schoolcraft, MI | 1,247 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Otsego, MI | 4,108 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Portage, MI | 50,237 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Richland, MI | 911 | 54% | 13.3% |
| Parchment, MI | 1,936 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Colfax, IA | 1,935 | 60% | 24.5% |
| Van Horn, TX | 1,935 | 26% | 46.9% |
| Kenyon, MN | 1,935 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Leon, IA | 1,934 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Kualapuu, HI | 1,938 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Parchment, MI | 1,936 | n/a |