| Index | Paw Paw Lake | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | Paw Paw Lake | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.8% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Paw Paw Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Paw Paw Lake, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Paw Paw Lake, MI, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| St. Joseph, MI | 8,505 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Stevensville, MI | 1,112 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Lawrence, MI | 939 | 41% | 13.9% |
| South Haven, MI | 4,450 | 41% | 14.4% |
| Watervliet, MI | 2,160 | 37% | 22.7% |
| Paw Paw Lake, MI | 3,649 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mora, MN | 3,648 | 57% | 18.0% |
| Wheatland, WY | 3,651 | 52% | 8.6% |
| Kimberly, AL | 3,646 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Gallipolis, OH | 3,646 | 64% | 32.7% |
| Dahlgren, VA | 3,645 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Paw Paw Lake, MI | 3,649 | n/a |