| Index | Elk Rapids | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 58% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 19:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elk Rapids | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 68.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.0% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 38.2% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 18.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elk Rapids. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elk Rapids, MI schools is 58%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Elk Rapids, MI, an average of 93.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.0% have completed high school.
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| Traverse City, MI | 15,525 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Bellaire, MI | 908 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Kalkaska, MI | 2,230 | 38% | 20.7% |
| Suttons Bay, MI | 696 | 32% | 33.0% |
| Central Lake, MI | 996 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Elk Rapids, MI | 1,531 | 58% | 21.4% |
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| Woodville, WI | 1,532 | 52% | 7.3% |
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| Arcadia, IN | 1,530 | 51% | 6.6% |
| Elk Rapids, MI | 1,531 | 58% | 21.4% |
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