| 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 |
| 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. |
| Monticello, MS | 1,380 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Castle Dale, UT | 1,380 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Ellington, MO | 1,380 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Greenville, IN | 1,380 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Ligonier, PA | 1,381 | 65% | 34.7% |
| Shepherd, MI | 1,380 | 46% | 5.2% |
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