| Index | Silver Lake | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |

| Index | Silver Lake | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.3% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.1% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.7% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.2% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.9% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Silver Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Silver Lake, IN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Silver Lake, IN, an average of 82.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mentone, IN | 1,233 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Claypool, IN | 541 | 52% | 8.3% |
| North Manchester, IN | 5,814 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Winona Lake, IN | 5,053 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Warsaw, IN | 16,160 | 50% | 3.9% |
| Silver Lake, IN | 1,090 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Utica, NE | 1,090 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Lawton, IA | 1,090 | 92% | 91.7% |
| Bethlehem, NH | 1,090 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Panaca, NV | 1,090 | 38% | 20.8% |
| Shandon, CA | 1,091 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Silver Lake, IN | 1,090 | n/a |