| Index | Bear Lake | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 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 | Bear Lake | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.9% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.3% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.9% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.8% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.5% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bear Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bear Lake, MI schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bear Lake, MI, an average of 85.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grayling, MI | 1,969 | 49% | 1.3% |
| Mancelona, MI | 1,708 | 39% | 19.3% |
| Kalkaska, MI | 2,230 | 38% | 20.7% |
| Bear Lake, MI | 371 | 46% | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kendrick, ID | 371 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Monterey, LA | 371 | 86% | 78.1% |
| Florence, SD | 371 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Colton, WA | 372 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Whittemore, MI | 370 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Bear Lake, MI | 371 | 46% | 4.2% |
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