| Index | Shepherd | Michigan | National | 
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 42% | 48% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 | 
| Total public schools | 4 | 3,421 | 79,221 | 
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Shepherd | Michigan | National | 
| Completed 8th grade | 93.4% | 86.9% | 84.3% | 
| Completed high school | 92.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% | 
| Completed some college | 60.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% | 
| Completed associate degree | 31.8% | 36.5% | 38.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 22.7% | 27.4% | 30.3% | 
| Completed masters | 8.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shepherd. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shepherd, MI schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Shepherd, MI, an average of 93.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Weidman, MI | 1,265 | 57% | 18.8% | 
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 25,290 | 43% | 9.6% | 
| Alma, MI | 8,918 | 41% | 15.1% | 
| Breckenridge, MI | 1,428 | 41% | 15.6% | 
| St. Louis, MI | 7,156 | 31% | 36.2% | 
| Shepherd, MI | 1,380 | 46% | 5.2% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Ellington, MO | 1,380 | 47% | 2.1% | 
| Greenville, IN | 1,380 | 65% | 34.4% | 
| Monticello, MS | 1,380 | 35% | 28.1% | 
| Castle Dale, UT | 1,380 | 46% | 4.7% | 
| Marsing, ID | 1,379 | 57% | 17.7% | 
| Shepherd, MI | 1,380 | 46% | 5.2% |