| Index | South Gull Lake | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | South Gull Lake | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.2% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 97.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 91.1% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 72.9% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 67.0% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 25.6% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in South Gull Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for South Gull Lake, MI schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In South Gull Lake, MI, an average of 97.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 97.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Otsego, MI | 4,108 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Portage, MI | 50,237 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Richland, MI | 911 | 54% | 13.3% |
| Plainwell, MI | 3,948 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Martin, MI | 492 | 45% | 7.3% |
| South Gull Lake, MI | 1,657 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sublette, KS | 1,657 | 25% | 48.6% |
| Whitewright, TX | 1,657 | 51% | 6.6% |
| Sharon, WI | 1,656 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Cherokee, OK | 1,656 | 42% | 12.2% |
| Homer, GA | 1,656 | 44% | 9.4% |
| South Gull Lake, MI | 1,657 | n/a |