| Index | Ypsilanti | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 34% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 30 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 5 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 196 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ypsilanti | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.7% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 76.6% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 49.5% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 42.1% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 19.4% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 30 public schools, 5 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Ypsilanti. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ypsilanti, MI schools is 34%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Ypsilanti, MI, an average of 90.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Saline, MI | 9,563 | 69% | 42.9% |
| Dexter, MI | 4,813 | 68% | 42.4% |
| Northville, MI | 6,168 | 68% | 41.4% |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 125,691 | 62% | 28.5% |
| Plymouth, MI | 9,363 | 60% | 25.2% |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 21,227 | 34% | 28.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palisades Park, NJ | 21,216 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Palm Valley, FL | 21,243 | 88% | 83.3% |
| Forest Lake, MN | 21,199 | 56% | 17.5% |
| Suwanee, GA | 21,257 | 76% | 58.4% |
| Grayslake, IL | 21,187 | 52% | 7.7% |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 21,227 | 34% | 28.6% |