| Index | Ishpeming | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ishpeming | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.1% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.9% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ishpeming. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ishpeming, MI schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ishpeming, MI, an average of 90.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Marquette, MI | 20,631 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Negaunee, MI | 4,537 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Republic, MI | 539 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Gwinn, MI | 1,741 | 28% | 41.0% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,433 | 45% | 5.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monticello, NY | 6,429 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Sealy, TX | 6,439 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Rittman, OH | 6,439 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Cheverly, MD | 6,439 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Kasson, MN | 6,425 | 62% | 29.5% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,433 | 45% | 5.4% |
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