| Index | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 5 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 3 | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 90.0% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 72.2% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 51.4% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 43.8% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 21.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 7.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, 5 private schools and 3 post-secondary schools in Mount Pleasant. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mount Pleasant, MI schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mount Pleasant, MI, an average of 90.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 90.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Weidman, MI | 1,265 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Shepherd, MI | 1,380 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Alma, MI | 8,918 | 41% | 15.1% |
| Breckenridge, MI | 1,428 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Coleman, MI | 1,235 | 33% | 30.7% |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 25,290 | 43% | 9.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Salem, VA | 25,290 | 84% | 74.2% |
| Clinton, IA | 25,290 | 66% | 37.2% |
| El Cerrito, CA | 25,280 | 46% | 3.9% |
| Franklin, IN | 25,276 | 50% | 4.3% |
| Suitland, MD | 25,273 | 15% | 69.6% |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 25,290 | 43% | 9.6% |
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