| Index | Pellston | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 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 | Pellston | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.4% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.1% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.2% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.6% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Pellston. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Pellston, MI schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Pellston, MI, an average of 84.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harbor Springs, MI | 1,129 | 63% | 30.9% |
| Petoskey, MI | 5,865 | 55% | 15.5% |
| Indian River, MI | 2,077 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Alanson, MI | 989 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Pellston, MI | 784 | 33% | 30.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bingham, ME | 784 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Newfield Hamlet, NY | 784 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Prattsburgh, NY | 784 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Boswell, IN | 784 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Kimball, MN | 784 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Pellston, MI | 784 | 33% | 30.7% |