| Index | St. Clair Shores | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 17 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 6 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 196 | 7,963 |

| Index | St. Clair Shores | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.6% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.4% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.3% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 17 public schools, 6 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in St. Clair Shores. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for St. Clair Shores, MI schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In St. Clair Shores, MI, an average of 90.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 5,299 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 6,528 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 9,340 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Troy, MI | 87,197 | 70% | 45.3% |
| Rochester, MI | 13,503 | 67% | 38.9% |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 60,856 | 42% | 13.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vineland, NJ | 60,891 | 38% | 21.7% |
| Brookline, MA | 60,923 | 76% | 58.0% |
| Corvallis, OR | 60,773 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Porterville, CA | 61,051 | 32% | 32.9% |
| Lancaster, PA | 61,208 | 48% | 0.3% |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 60,856 | 42% | 13.3% |