| Index | Shepherd | Montana | National |
| Average Test Scores | 41% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 408 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 77 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 32 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shepherd | Montana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.2% | 89.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.2% | 88.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.5% | 63.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.7% | 38.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.3% | 29.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a 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, MT schools is 41%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shepherd, MT, an average of 93.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Billings, MT | 109,705 | 42% | 12.1% |
| Worden, MT | 481 | 37% | 22.6% |
| Lockwood, MT | 8,206 | 30% | 37.0% |
| Shepherd, MT | 944 | 41% | 13.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| De Kalb, MS | 945 | 22% | 54.9% |
| Dawson, TX | 943 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Rankin, TX | 943 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Dexter, GA | 943 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Portville, NY | 943 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Shepherd, MT | 944 | 41% | 13.9% |
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