| Index | Gaines | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 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 | Gaines | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.0% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.6% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.9% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.0% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gaines. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gaines, MI schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Gaines, MI, an average of 88.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.0% have completed high school.
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| Linden, MI | 3,922 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Holly, MI | 6,151 | 54% | 11.6% |
| Fenton, MI | 11,368 | 53% | 11.3% |
| Flushing, MI | 7,891 | 49% | 1.8% |
| Byron, MI | 568 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Gaines, MI | 426 | 40% | 17.7% |
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| Creedmoor, TX | 426 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Ludlow, IL | 426 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Ashby, MN | 425 | 55% | 15.1% |
| Gaines, MI | 426 | 40% | 17.7% |
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